The front facade of the San Francisco el Grande Catholic church in Antigua, Guatemala

Church in Antigua

I didn’t pack the right attire for attending church here. I packed my usual Duluth Trading Company cargo pants and a dark polo shirt. I can get away with that most of places we go, but not here. They dress in their best clothes for church in Guatemala. I didn’t plan for that, so I found myself feeling underdressed. But we still went. The church is on the other side of town from where we are staying, so we started walking around 8:30 and got to church around 8:50. We wondered if they would be doing church via Zoom here or not. On one hand, it’s a little harder for people to get around, so, being able to do remote church seems like a great thing. But, on the other hand, we wondered how many people would have access to a computer and internet in order to watch church remotely. As it turned out, they have both. Church is conducted live, in person, and they stream it over Zoom. ...

March 14, 2021 · 2 min · jtalbot