Discussion about the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist often leads to questions about how to receive Holy Communion. When I became a Catholic years ago, I was lost as to why I was told by my deacon to ...

Jesus has taught about the Eucharist in the Sunday Gospels of roughly the last month. From his “sign” of multiplying the loaves and fishes through his Eucharistic Discourse taken from John 6, Jesus ...

We interrupt this Communion Rite . . . These may not be the introductory words used, but they might well be. At some point, the principal celebrant intervenes with something like this: ...

She had missed the party, so I brought her a piece of cake. That is what we do, is it not? Who does not want a piece of cake? And bringing back a slice is a way of saying that someone was missed at ...

Anyone who has attended a high school reunion knows that we do not age equally. The years are kinder to some than to others. A mentor once told me that however young people might appear to be, their ...

The next several columns will be reports from parishes about what's happening during the distribution of Holy Communion.

You will know that we are Christians by our love, but you will know that we are Catholics by our fights. Sadly, one of the things Catholics fight over is the Eucharist. In his June 29 apostolic letter ...

The U.S. bishops are working on a document on the Eucharist, which could be very helpful if they do it right. The chances are slim. The origins of the document go back to the bishops' fight with ...

Holy Communion, also known as the Lord’s Supper, is taken in remembrance of what our Savior our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us on the cross. The bread represents Jesus’ body that was scourged and ...