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Against Virtual Communion

George Sumner
April 14, 2020
Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church
By George Sumner Since the rubrics clearly prohibit remotely consecrating bread and wine, the question of virtual communion is not one which could lead to immediate action, which is for the best. We can ther... Read More...

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 sa... 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.

New on the Podcast: “Worship and the Eucharist: Not the Same Thing”

The Living Church
March 24, 2020
Liturgy, The Episcopal Church
Due to the recent widespread cancellation of public worship, the Rt. Rev. Dan Martins reflects on the meaning of the Eucharist and challenges facing the church today. Listen now to episode 1 of The Living Church Podcast: “Worship and the Eucharist: Not the Sam... Read More...

The Cup is What He Gives You

David Mason Barr
February 16, 2020
Bible, Commentary, Contributors, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church
We see in our readings that when Jesus prays for us to be united to him and to the Father, there is then no other way we can choose if we are to be blessed, apart from the one that the Father gives Jesus.

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.
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