Lisa Hendey writes that with many families engaging in prescribed “social distancing” as the coronavirus reaches pandemic levels, managing screen time will be the new norm for the foreseeable future. It’s good to know that many of the online streaming services offer
The impact of the coronavirus in the United States is likely felt the strongest in nursing homes around the country, and Catholic facilities are no exception.
As of March 13, all nursing homes and long-term care facilities, caring for the population most vulnerable
In pandemic-unnerved America, we're all shut-ins now. In another time, just about any city of a certain size had television station that offered a Sunday morning "Mass for Shut-Ins." With the advent of digital communication, there are many ways to watch Mass
In his "From the Chapel" post today, publisher Scott Richert reflects on serving a private Mass with Monsignor Campion in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Our Sunday Visitor, "We lit the altar but kept the rest of the chapel dark.
Dioceses have canceled masses or dispensed the faithful from their Sunday obligation because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Parishes are empty, and they may be for some time to come. This does not mean that parish life is suspended; in fact, writer
The arrival of the National Guard was a palpable sign that life has changed at Holy Family in New Rochelle, New York. The church is one block outside a state-mandated "containment area" established to fight the spread of COVID-19. Find out more
Publisher Scott Richert writes: The chapel at Our Sunday Visitor has a bell. Or rather, it has a recording of a bell that whoever is serving Mass that day activates by pushing a button in the sacristy five minutes before Mass is
It’s important to recall that, although our obligation to attend Mass might be dispensed, we are never dispensed from honoring the Third Commandment to “keeping holy the Sabbath.” Sunday remains to be set apart as another opportunity to grow in communion with
Publisher Scott Richert writes, Mass this morning at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Huntington was no more sparsely attended than any previous Saturday morning. But following the guidelines established by the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the faithful dutifully staggered
Go online to find a comprehensive list of changes to Mass Schedules or Obligation in U.S. dioceses. Updated regularly by the Our Sunday Visitor Staff for parishes and churches around the United States.