The digital gospel and the new lay faithful
At ten o'clock at night, as television prime time draws to a close, a handful of internet users pray the rosary. Not in a parish, but online…
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At ten o'clock at night, as television prime time draws to a close, a handful of internet users pray the rosary. Not in a parish, but in the digital back room each of them has at hand. The scene is perfectly ordinary in Catholic communities that have found in the internet a collective confessional…
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