Essay: The Catholic Church needs married priests now
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that at the Last Supper, Jesus said, ‘”Do this in memory of me”. He did not say, “Be celibate”…
Essay: How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth’s pilgrims
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, of the College of the Holy Cross, looks at the links between medieval Catholic traditions and today’s Thanksgiving celebration in the US…
ESSAY: WILL CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS EVER HEAL THEIR RIFT OVER COMMUNION?
In an article first published on The Conversation, THOMAS O’LOUGHLIN, professor of historical theology at the University of Nottingham, looks at the fraught issue of communion…
ESSAY: COMMUNION SHOULD BE PERSONAL, NOT POLITICAL
US Catholic commentator JOHN GEHRING, in an article first published on Religion News Service, disgrees with the decision of a Catholic priest last Sunday to deny former US Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden Communion on the basis of his position on abortion…
Protestant churches embrace gluten-free bread for Communion as Vatican reaffirms ban
RNS While the Roman Catholic world digests a Vatican letter confirming the church’s prohibition on gluten-free wafers, Protestant churches continue to place orders for a Eucharist that won’t bother the gluten-intolerant. Gluten or no gluten – the difference is theological. Communion wafers and wine. PICTURE: Creative Commons/John Snyder Protestant churches generally do not subscribe […]