Pastors and theologians are searching for options for sacramental celebration while under social distancing regulations. Some proposals, such as “virtual Communion,” further perpetuate the individualistic tendencies that pervade American Christianity by obscuring the ecclesial contours of the sacrament.
By Elizabeth Anderson
There are a handful of predictable theological debates that seem to crop up at certain times of the liturgical year. Is purple...
Sewanee's Julia Gatta on the Daily Office and the Eucharist-God's sustaining giftss for his people in all times. "God continues to reach out to us, supplying the strength we need to weather our losses. Christ is our companion in joy and sorrow, life and death. Even in physical isolation, we are not alone: Christ is with us along with the whole communion of saints who belong to him.
This paper is one liturgical theologian’s attempt to reflect on what it can mean to be the Church for an extended period of time when we will be gathering virtually.
