Tag eucharist
Does Michael Sean Winters hate Patrick Kennedy? I’m serious. If a friend of mine were running straight towards calamity I’d be inclined to yell out. Heck, even if an enemy of mine were dashing towards a ruinous end I’d be… Continue Reading →
Jesus said: “‘I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.’”… Continue Reading →
Imagine the Eucharist, the body and blood of Jesus, with some genes derived from bacteria that repel certain common pests? No? You obviously are not alone. Fr Sean McDonagh says that if gluten-free hosts are verboten, then you can count… Continue Reading →
Webster Cook is a student at the University of Central Florida. He is also a top notch jerk. Last week Cook attended a campus mass. At that mass, he attempted skulk back to his pew with a consecrated host. The… Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann publicly asked Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to refrain from receiving Communion because of her support of legalized abortion. This started a political firestorm on television, talk radio, and the internet. Today, the Archbishop Naumann… Continue Reading →
Archbishop Joseph Naumann wrote an op-ed today in the Leaven declaring that Governor Sebelius of Kansas is not eligible to receive Communion. Having made every effort to inform and to persuade Governor Sebelius and after consultation with Bishop Ron Gilmore… Continue Reading →
New York Cardinal Edward Egan says Rudy Giuliani should not have received Holy Communion during the pope’s visit. Egan said he had “an understanding” with the former presidential candidate and New York mayor that he is not to receive the… Continue Reading →
It is rare that I find good news in the The Tablet (aka the bitter pill). They do however try to make the worst of a a good situation. The Tablet reports that Peruvian Cardinal Cardinal Luis Cipriani Thorne has… Continue Reading →
I went to receive ashes the other night and a funny thing struck me. There were no lay ministers smudging people’s foreheads and telling them they’d return to dust. Now, the church was at least as filled as a regular… Continue Reading →
Renovations at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo North Dakota include moving the tabernacle back from the side altar to the center of the sanctuary and adding a communion rail. “In my mind, we’re putting the blessed sacrament back… Continue Reading →