We interrupt this Communion Rite . . . These may not be the introductory words used, but they might well be. At some point, the principal celebrant intervenes with something like this: ...

I was out for a few drinks and got chatting to a psychologist. She began telling me about her daughter’s upcoming First ...

Holy Communion, also known as the Lord’s Supper, is taken in remembrance of what our Savior our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us on the cross. The bread represents Jesus’ body that was scourged and ...

I recently led a spiritual pilgrimage that included Mass each day at different shrines and churches that requested us to bring our own supplies. To ease our luggage burden, each participant brought ...

The next several columns will be reports from parishes about what's happening during the distribution of Holy Communion.

Discussion about the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist often leads to questions about how to receive Holy Communion. When I became a Catholic years ago, I was lost as to why I was told by my deacon to ...

Thousands of children are making their First Holy Communion this month or in May, but has Irish society lost sight of what the day is about?