Streaming service brings faith to life
Binge-watching is taking on new meaning at parishes across the Archdiocese of Vancouver as the FORMED Catholic streaming service transforms the way ministries access content for catechesis and sacramental preparation.
Sacred in cyberspace
U.S. millennials more engaged in digital religion
Canadian millennials engage less in digital religion practices compared to their U.S. counterparts, a new study authored by Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, an associate professor of sociology and legal studies at the University of Waterloo, has found.
Virtual is RCIA’s reality again this year
There was a fleeting moment near the end of last year when Sandy Marshall thought restarting in-person Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) meetings would be possible in 2022.
Video series picks up where religious ed left off
A Pew Research poll claiming only one-third of U.S. Catholics believed in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist two years ago sent shockwaves through the Church. Could so many Catholics really have missed such a fundamental teaching of their faith?
Online evangelization bears fruit for NET Ministries
National Evangelization Teams (NET) missionaries are not barnstorming across the country to make face-to-face presentations as in years past.
With few options for things to do on a Saturday night during a pandemic, some Catholic youth are still finding ways to go to the movies together.
New show takes liturgy to kids
If going to Sunday morning Mass seems tantalizingly near and yet far as you watch your parish struggle to produce a weekly liturgy on Facebook or YouTube, imagine what it has been like for kids to be told to sit quietly and watch a TV Mass.
The season is still about the coming of Christ
Sr. Helena Burns: Virtual reality and theology of the body
If you’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time staring into a screen these days … raise your hand. Or, as a gentleman tweeted recently: “How many people want to SCREAM after every Zoom meeting?” (He didn’t mean scream for joy). And, BTW, you can virtually, silently “raise your hand” on Zoom, also!
Thousands tune in to virtual Cardinal’s Dinner
The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity for Toronto Catholics to “go deeper” into their spiritual lives, Cardinal Thomas Collins told thousands who gathered before television and computer screens for the most unusual Cardinal’s Dinner in over four decades.
Archdiocese forges ahead with unique Cardinal’s Dinner
You could be forgiven for cursing COVID-19 because it is robbing Toronto Catholics of yet another opportunity to gather and celebrate. But John Ecker doesn’t think that the pandemic forcing the annual Cardinal’s Dinner online Nov. 5 is so bad.
Faith Connections offers ministry with virtual twist
In a world free from a pandemic’s grasp, the young adult ministry Faith Connections would have a vibrant suite of in-person fellowship and faith formation events slated for the next three to six months.
Ignite youth camps adapt to COVID-19 terrain
Learning about God’s profound love in seminars and small groups, experiencing Christ during eucharistic adoration and dancing to worship tunes are among the joys traditionally experienced at an Ignite Camp.
Pilgrims’ best virtue is patience
Although the coronavirus upended Jacqueline Maurais’ hopes of travelling to Germany this summer to see the world’s most famous Passion Play, like many faithful Canadians, her plans have not been cancelled but postponed.