Madeleine (@madeleinedevercheres): "At the heart of this pondering is the question of what “critical mass” for a parish is. This is related to how much money is needed to maintain the parish, and at what rates people tithe."

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At the heart of this pondering is the question of what “critical mass” for a parish is. This is related to how much money is needed to maintain the parish, and at what rates people tithe.

Madeleine

This is something we’ll be seeing more and more of- I’m curious what happens when a parish like this is “full”. Like too big, not enough space to accommodate the people and the number of people you interact with there overshoots Dunbar’s number. Do people just attend different mass times? Do some go to other churches? Is there a way to b…

And part of it is momentum. Once a parish becomes known as “the place where young Catholics go,” it feeds itself. The word gets out like a hip new club opening up downtown.

The Global Penitent

Apr 10

2:13 PM

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