Wesley Morris

Bloodlight and Bami' is all verite. The director Sophie Fiennes began filming Ms. Jones in the mid-2000s and simply observes her on stage and off. She follows her home to Jamaica, where the diva mellows, almost unconsciously, into a daughter, sister, and parishioner.

American Critic

Simon Hoggart

A married vicar is likely to regard his vocation as a job - a tough and ill-paid one, to be sure - but a priest is seen as a pillar of the community, answerable only to his parishioners and his God, rather than to a wife and children.

British Journalist

Anthea Butler

Issues like immigration, police brutality, and other onerous laws put in place by local and state governments are prime avenues for active clergy to work with their parishioners on the issues that affect their daily lives.

American Educator

Geoffrey Canada

I believe that for lots of churches and religious institutions, their main focus on the development of faith among parishioners needs to spread to the community.

American Activist

My memories of Vatican II center on white parishioners turning away from me when I went to shake their hands at Mass during the sign of peace.

A parishioner contributes to their church's community through participation and support.

Community Role

Parishioners typically reside in or near the area of their church, highlighting local engagement.

Local Involvement

Being a parishioner implies active participation, not just occasional church attendance.

Not Just Attendance

 And I respect that and I get that, but at the end of the day, I love my country. And it hurt, just hurt, in the beginning of this, and what hurt particularly, was I was very clear, early on, that I was getting better information as a member of the Harvard faculty than my fellow parishioners,

An ethical plan for...

 each Sunday the bells of the Mission Dolores Basilica call local parishioners