Comments on: “Online church” is an oxymoron http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/11/03/online-church-is-an-oxymoron/ Musings about the Catholic Faith Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:38:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Ed http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/11/03/online-church-is-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-4061 Ed Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:50:45 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=5080#comment-4061 I agree Eric. The idea of an online church seems ridiculous to me. It reminds me of the feeling that I have encountered several times when I have been to other churches that do not have the presence of the Eucharist. It is a cold, empty feeling. I feel a strong physical connection in the physical presence of the Eucharist. It is peaceful and complete. To try to make that connection through the cold hard steel of HTTP just does not compute for me. Keep up the great work. I agree Eric. The idea of an online church seems ridiculous to me.

It reminds me of the feeling that I have encountered several times when I have been to other churches that do not have the presence of the Eucharist. It is a cold, empty feeling.

I feel a strong physical connection in the physical presence of the Eucharist. It is peaceful and complete.

To try to make that connection through the cold hard steel of HTTP just does not compute for me.

Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Dino http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/11/03/online-church-is-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-4051 Dino Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:13:50 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=5080#comment-4051 Yup! And some of these "churches" even offer "on-line confession" and "absolution". There is really no harm in watching the Holy Mass on TV. Some people are physically unable to attend Mass and as long as they know that "attending" a televised Mass is not fully participating, and they know that Holy Communion can be brought to them from their local parish, an EWTN Mass is better than nothing. Yup! And some of these “churches” even offer “on-line confession” and “absolution”.
There is really no harm in watching the Holy Mass on TV. Some people are physically unable to attend Mass and as long as they know that “attending” a televised Mass is not fully participating, and they know that Holy Communion can be brought to them from their local parish, an EWTN Mass is better than nothing.

]]>