The Father will see you now
Matthew Fish of Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillcrest Heights,
Md., waits for parishioners at his drive-through confessional on
March 2 0. A s t he c oronavirus disrupts lives around the world, Fish i s
among t hose w ho h ave sought ways t o m eet t he n eeds o f o bserv ant
community m embers, even as their houses of faith remain closed.
“The i mport ant t hing i s t o n ot j ust keep t hat 6 -ft. d istance b ut t o g ive
people t he o ption o f a nonymity and to preserve confidentiality,” Fish
told Washingtonian o f h is s etup i n t he p ark ing l ot n ext t o t he r ectory.
“I g ot s ome c lamps, f ound a n o ld c urt ain, a nd d uct-taped a nd c lamped
it t ogether ... We a dvert ise i t a t o ur u sual C onfession t ime.”Photograph by Evy Mages—Washingtonian
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