Communion is More Than a Spiritual Pep Rally Charlie Clauss November 5, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Our liturgy does not allow us to ignore the fact that more is at stake in communion than issues of hospitality and psychological and emotional benefit.
Communion and Clarifying Dialogue Fr. Clint Wilson October 8, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church Have I engaged this topic in a way that leads to the flourishing that you very beautifully call forth from male leaders? One day God will make this clear. But isn’t the point of dialogue to enter into the fray and to refine each other through enhanced mutual understanding?
Communion and Shalom Guest Contributor October 7, 2019 Commentary, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By keeping the love of our neighbor and working toward shalom in our communities at the forefront of everything we do, we can engage in these conversations with a love and humility that will then lead to the mutual thriving of those in our communities and extend outwards to the world around us.
Preparing for Communion Fr. Bryan Owen September 27, 2019 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church The work of preparing to receive Holy Eucharist is not meant to scare us off. Nor is it meant to erect barriers. On the contrary, our preparation is meant to instill within us reverence and respect for the incredible gift of the Eucharist.
Communion and Consent Fr. Clint Wilson September 26, 2019 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church Hospitality does not mean inviting people into the most sacramentally intimate spaces of the Christian life, it means being honest about intentions, healthy boundaries, the shape and form such commitments will take, and yes, eventually, the intimate sharing of one body with another. If consent is important in our debates about sexual boundaries, how is it also not important for sacramental boundaries?
‘Given to the Glory of God’: Dedicatory Plaques and the Communion of Saints Eugene Schlesinger July 24, 2018 Commentary, Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church We have all received the faith from those who’ve gone before, and we are all charged with the sacred trust of passing it along, entire and intact, to those who will come after us.
Koinonia in Dallas George Sumner November 7, 2017 Commentary Communion is not something we have but something we are; it is something we receive, not something we achieve.
Gracious acceptance Fr. Bryan Owen July 14, 2017 Liturgy Our post-Communion prayer affirms that we aren’t merely tolerated by God. No, we are graciously accepted.
