Since the implementation of quarantine regulations in Canada, there haven’t been many aspects of life that remain unaffected.
That includes going to church. Father Richard Whalen of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic church in Belleville has figured out a way to stay in contact with his parishioners.
Whalen and the church’s two other priests have been delivering mass and taking confession — with a modern twist. Mass is livestreamed every day, something Whalen credits to one of the church’s younger priests. “Fortunately I have Father Brian Russell here with me, and he’s a young priest,” Whalen said. “He’s quite technical, he knows how to make those things happen.” While it’s not the same as delivering mass in a church, parishioners in