He’s Asking Your Permission Victor Austin April 9, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Victor Lee Austin None of the disciples refused the cup or the bread. But they could have. “This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” He says, “This is my body which is given ... Read More...
Virtual Communion and the Call to Discern the Body Guest Contributor April 3, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church What would a practice of virtual Communion show us about the nature of Christ’s real presence in the consecrated elements?
(Don’t) Take and Eat: The Eucharist and Spiritual Reception Guest Contributor April 2, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, Ressourcement By Junius Johnson It is a strange moment in the life of the Church: to show love to our neighbors we refrain from what is most vital in our outreach to them, namely, meeting together to celebrate word and sacrament. How right we are to do so is a question f... Read More...
Communion in Chaos in the UMC Guest Contributor March 27, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, United Methodist Church The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered United Methodist Churches throughout much of the United States. Over the past week Methodist pastors have made many difficult decisions. More are still to come.
Words of Eternal Life Fr. Paul Wheatley January 19, 2020 Bible, Contributors, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church Just as baptism leads to identification with Jesus’s divine Sonship, making us by adoption what belongs to Jesus by nature, so too in John this baptism-like scene provokes an understanding of our ongoing identification with and consideration of our life in Christ.
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.
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?
