Michael Hichborn’s Podcast: Prophecy and Current Events with Patrick Archbold

I still struggle with why the church didn’t universally celebrate mass out of doors. With all the tents and parks available for temporary shelters and the wide availability of streaming, there was no excuse for us to shut down so completely. In my area, the churches that are growing now (thankfully there’s 2 strong parishes in my town alone), it was the ones that held outdoor mass and livestream mass that are growing. It’s also no coincidence that they are the parishes with K-8 schools.

We still livestream mass at our parish. On days when we are sick or unable to get to mass at our usual time, it is an enormous comfort to be able to visit, pray and celebrate with our parish family remotely. I love the prayer for spiritual communion- our pastor still prays it before consuming the host for all those livestreaming. Truly the next best thing to being present.