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May 9, 2020 · A priest celebrates Mass at a church in Herk-de-Stad, Belgium, April 2, 2020. (Credit: CNS) NEW YORK — This year’s Holy Week celebrations resulted in a major spike of new viewers tuning in to ...
- Christopher White
Christopher White is the national correspondent for Crux. He...
- Christopher White
- Two Approaches to Avoid
- The Temple and God’s Presence
- Reflections on Place
- Humans Are Embodied Souls
- Open to Learning
- Conclusion
There are two approaches to avoid in this debate. This first is to make assumptions. Both sides, those who say that online church can be fully church, and those who say it cannot, operate under assumptions. Let’s start with Old School Ollie. Here is his main line of argument: But there’s a counter to this argument. In the first century there was no...
Putting aside the present church age for the moment, and looking at the “before” and “after,” does God meet with His people in a placeless manner? No. The location for that in the Old Testament was the tabernacle, and later Temple. It is only a small exaggeration to say that the temple was everything, in the worship of God’s people: “In short, the ...
Part of the biblical theology of “temple” is that in all three periods—the time before Christ, the new covenant, and new Jerusalem—God’s presence, even though everywhere, dwells in a different, deeper, special sense in a place. In these “last days” (taking this expression as the days from the first coming to the second coming), that place is the lo...
A second area of theology can be introduced with this question: To what extent can a disembodied soul (a digital presence) engage in the interactions between believers that Jesus and the apostles like Paul and Peter commanded and envisioned? To start with, the concept of God dwelling in a human body, an individual believer (1 Corinthians 6:19; John...
Most of this article has been a critique of the term, and concept, of online church. However, Old School Ollie has much to learn. Up to this point his church has been entirely physical, with a service audio posted online each week as a supplement to, not a part of, the church. That audio is meant for those who missed church that Sunday, or who atte...
Online church is not church. This is a contradiction, not an oxymoron. Some of the things a church does can certainly be taken online. Perhaps some parts can be done better online, in certain contexts, than in person. Perhaps others are best done in a hybrid model. The reason that online church is not church is at least two-fold. First, all the ind...
Sep 12, 2020 · The Church, Cardinal Sarah says in conclusion, “will continue to cherish the human person as a whole.” While our earthly existence is important, he says, eternal life is far more so; and thus, “the Church unites proclamation and accompaniment towards the eternal salvation of souls with the necessary concern for public health.”
Mar 24, 2022 · Generally, if you are not sick, or have a major health concern, you should attend Mass in person. A suggested rule: if a person can go to work or engage in social activities, they are likely able to attend Mass. For those who cannot attend Mass because of health or duty, the best they may be able to do is attend online.
Apr 9, 2020 · Live-streamed Mass on the internet has become the “new normal” of worship for the duration. But this quasi-liturgical innovation may have problematic long-term ramifications. The Mass is ...
During the pandemic, 75% of U.S. evangelical protestants (over 46 million people) reported having attended an online church service, according to a 2021 report by Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts. Almost half of those respondents think that online church is at least as good if not better than traditional in-person sermons.
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Jan 10, 2018 · 5 Reasons to Be in Church Together: 1. Fellowship and Relationships. “All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals . . . with ...
