Katie and Brandon McGinley live with their four children in an intentional Catholic neighborhood community. Brandon is a Catholic writer, and Katie is a retired librarian and full-time homeschooler. They discuss how their community began and how they’ve grown since then. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to think creatively about community building, and they share the ways they’ve safely stayed in touch with and supported the people they’re close to. They also look to the future, covering what it will be like coming out of lockdown and how they hope to see Catholic communities grow as a result of the pandemic.

Community Begins with Friendship

Organization and Growth of Communities

The Spontaneity That Comes from Having a Stable Community

How Big Can a Neighborhood Community Grow?

Modeling Communities on the Present

A Quarantine Holy Week

Being Social while Respecting Social Distancing

How Quarantine Could Change Religious Communities

Links:

Brandon’s Plough Article The Noonday Devil by Jean-Charles Nault Real Learning: Education in the Heart of the Home by Elizabeth Foss