A man walks in front of the Church of Our Lady of Peace in New York July 31, 2015. (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)

An Ordinary Sunday: A Nationwide Survey of Parish Masses

Two summer weekends, nine states, twelve churches: After years of dwindling attendance, indifferent liturgies, and a contracting priesthood, what can be done to bring people closer to the Mass that has sustained Christians for so long?
By The Editors
September 12, 2017
Share
Article

Decatur, Georgia

This was not a remnant gathering of the old and the halt. I may have been the oldest (and haltest) worshiper present
By Luke Timothy Johnson
September 12, 2017
Article

Hazard, Kentucky

The door swings shut, but not before a gleeful “Wheeee!” echoes through the church
By Katie Daniels
September 12, 2017
Article

Bellingham, Washington

I walk to the altar and see the wooden statues of Saint Joseph the Worker, to the right, and Our Lady of Fatima, to the left
By Sam Rocha
September 12, 2017

Please email comments to [email protected] and join the conversation on our Facebook page.

Share

Must Reads

Politics

Engaging Confederate Nostalgia

For those of us who have a visceral objection to Confederate Memorial Day, how should we engage a worldview that embraces the mythology of the Lost Cause?
By Richard Brown
May 10, 2023
Culture

Reckoning With Birth

Birth is one of humanity’s most under-explored subjects. Minimizing birth diminishes one of the greatest powers humans have had: the creation of life itself.
By Jennifer Banks
May 26, 2023
© 2023 Commonweal Magazine. All rights reserved. Design by Point Five, NY. Development by Deck Fifty Design.