WASHINGTON — When the U.S. bishops highlighted Communion in their spring meeting, announcing their plans for both a document on the Eucharist and a three-
Lack of understanding about the sacrament points to broader social isolation and anxiety, as well as confusion over what it means to be Catholic in the modern world, experts noted.
WASHINGTON (CNS) When Diane Davis was preparing for her first Communion in the 1970s, she asked her mother why she didn t go up to the front of the church with her father to receive the consecrated host.
WASHINGTON (CNS) When the U.S. bishops meet this fall for their annual assembly, they will revisit the discussion they began in mid-June about the Eucharist and will be presented with a drafted document on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church.