Church Every Day: Why 1% of Catholics Feel Called to Daily Mass
What really happens at Mass? Why can’t we just watch it on TV?
My father and Officer Richard “Rod” Wedding outlived nearly all the men they worked with. Wedding had one standing request each time they hit the streets together:
Stop at St. Clare Montefalco Catholic Church on Mack Avenue, the dividing line between Detroit’s tough east side and suburban Grosse Pointe Park.
Officer Wedding would go into St. Clare, say quick prayers for guidance, and go back to work. Around 1 percent of Catholics feel called to attend Mass every day, something suddenly unavailable — during Lent — as the coronavirus pandemic forces shutdowns globally.
In my native Michigan, the churches are closed, and the governor banned all public gatherings of 50 or more people. Several non-Catholics were disgusted when the state lifted fines for churches violating her ruling. Why can’t we watch Mass on TV?
The true religious meaning of the Mass follows:
How I wound up at Daily Mass: Why go if you don’t have to?
When I worked at the University of Michigan, we had an intern named Daniel. He mentioned something about going to Mass at St. Mary…
