The Pandemic, Community & Worship
Reimagining U.S. Catholicism Today. On Mondays during October, Commonweal had a series called that were available live through Zoom, . Each topic had a panel of four people and a moderator for a discussion that lasted about an hour long. They are all available now on the Commonweal YouTube Site The following, the final and best one, was on the pandemic, community, and parish life. Below I give an outline of the conversation with brief phrases that may help you through the hour, and also help you to comment on the discussion. The Future of Community & Sacramental Life | Claudia Avila Cosnahan (moderator): Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles Question: what has the pandemic revealed about the role of the parish in the mission of the church? Darius Villatobos National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry 1. how fragile parish life is (gave example of deacon who had to take over responsibility when priest was absent) it was not clear who leads the parish? 2. c