“Sunday is about rest, but it’s a resting in the Lord, not just resting from activity,” says Michael Naughton of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
Getting Sunday right: Family rediscovers the power of the Sabbath
In Detroit, families begin to see Sundays as a day of rest, togetherness
Spanning the 2020 calendar year, the 52 Sundays program launched by the archdiocese includes a resource book and an online component to guide families through weekly exercises based on the Sunday Gospels.
No more Sunday games for Detroit Catholic parish, school sports teams
As part of a new pastoral note encouraging Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit to keep Sunday as a day of holiness, rest and family togetherness, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron introduced a new policy requiring Catholic parishes and schools to stop scheduling athletic games and practices on Sundays.