Recommended Reading
Returning to Mass
by Russell Pollitt SJ
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, churches across South Africa – and the world – were shut. The bishops lifted the obligation to attend Sunday mass. Now that the lockdown restrictions have eased and places of worship have reopened, are people returning to Sunday mass? A poll, conducted by the Centre for Applied Research in the Apostolate based in Washington DC, reported that 36% of young Catholics said that they did not intend to return to mass regularly. In early September the Dublin-based Iona Institute for Religion and Society found that just 27% of people were regularly attending mass in Ireland. Of that 27%, only 36% said they returned to mass.
Family Prayer Week by Week
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
21 June 2020
“Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me.”
Unlocking the prison door of an exclusive economy
by Russell Pollitt SJ
A few days ago, somebody was telling me that the corporate he works for is going to shed 350+ jobs. He explained that their income had been down by a significant amount – unsurprisingly – in April and May. What I heard next is what astounded me. He told me that the company had made a huge profit in 2019. He said that the decision, by executives, to lay people off was so that the company did not have to “dig into their reserves”.
Catecheses on the Lord’s Prayer:
(In descending order)