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Holy Communion

A Failure All the Way Down

Fr. Cayce Ramey’s decision to abstain from Holy Communion is incompatible with the priesthood and is a sign of several systemic failures in our church.

Choosing Vessels for the Eucharist: A Question of Holiness

The Eucharist is not merely a "reenactment" of the Last Supper. The vessels we choose communicate what we believe about the sacrament.

Seven Theses for Healthy Eucharistic Practice

What are the best practices in terms of health and theology for celebrating the Eucharist? Here are seven theses.

It’s Time to Retire Intinction: An Open Letter to the Bishops of The Episcopal Church

How should we administer Holy Communion? Many assume intinction is safer, but is that true?

We Must Restore the Chalice: Here’s How to Do It Health-Consciously

By Hannah Bowman As we approach two years since the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, pressing questions remain for how changes in worship practices...

Jeremy Taylor’s Eucharistic Rite Revisited, Part 2

Material for the Holy Communion By Nathan Jennings and Richelle Thompson In this series, we offer prayers edited from the corpus of Jeremy Taylor as examples...

Preparing for Communion

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.

Why I Would Refuse Communion to the President

As a priest I would happily welcome President Trump to any service, but I would refuse to give him Holy Communion.

From the Garden

“I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce.”

Food of life, food of death

Over at the blog of the Diocese of San Diego, John McAteer has argued that the practice of Communion without baptism is "essential for a proper theology of evangelism."

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