Incisive commentary on three types of televised Masses during the shutdown.
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Category: c_THEOLOGY
Saying “No” to the Spirit
What have you had to say no to? Most recently, I had to say no to my ministry of church music.
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Adventures in Ecumenism
Grassroots ecumenism doesn’t have to be a hard road; it can present itself as a gift. Even during a pandemic.
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Through a Glass, Dimly
COVID-19 Shaping Spiritual Communities COVID-19 dwells in the space between us. So we keep our distance. One nursing home in Cincinnati plans to use plexiglas
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“I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord”
What have we learned in our time of eucharistic famine?
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The Liturgical Sensorium and COVID-19
I hear the Word of God proclaimed in juxtaposition not to a statue of St. Augustine but to two toy statues of Godzilla and Monster Zero in my living room.
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Work and Prayer in Time of Pandemic
I’ve gotten some “work” done. But my prayer life is a wreck.
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A Wounded Good Shepherd
After Easter II is over, the glorious wounds of Christ sort of vanish from our Easter celebrations. It’s almost as though we believe that the Resurrection erased the Crucifixion.
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More Masses Because of Corona?
On April 28, 2020, the basic reproduction number of the coronavirus in Germany is 1.0, in Austria 0.6. These are very good news, and both
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COVID-19 and Orthodox Liturgical Reform: What’s Possible?
When COVID-19 arrived in North America, the Church’s adjustments to the liturgy were minimal and tardy. The first wave of adjustments included appeals for cleaning
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