How did communion turn into a place to exclude people? And what did Jesus expect when he held up the bread and the cup, declaring them to be His body and blood?
Communion: No Sinners Allowed?
Recovering the Ancient Prayer of Silence
In John 4, Jesus taught that true worship must be done “in spirit” because God is spirit. Now, granted, this phrase is quite nebulous and open to a wide variety of interpretations. But what did Jesus mean? A part of the answer lies in a very ancient tradition that turned to silence to solve this …
Ashes, Tattoos, the Sign of the Cross, and My Friend Connie
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. I was in first grade the first time I participated in an Ash Wednesday service. I attended a parochial school, and our teacher, a very stern nun, paraded us into the chapel where we all knelt and were told to be still and quiet, an …
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