Amid coronavirus concerns, sales up for prepackaged Communion cups and wafers in the US
RNS Every week at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, congregants come forward for Communion. But in light of concerns about the new coronavirus, the church has ordered boxes filled with hundreds of prepackaged Communion cups and wafers. A family takes communion together at home using Celebration Communion Cups. PICTURE: Courtesy of […]
ESSAY: MAGGOTS MAY BE A DEUS EX MACHINA TO SAVE US FROM GLOBAL WARMING
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the possibility that maggots are the “miracle” we’re looking for to save the Earth…
Chrissy Metz on ‘Breakthrough’: Everything happens as it should
RNS Everybody knows what it’s like to suffer alongside a loved one in crisis. That includes Chrissy Metz. And, the This Is Us star said, that’s what drew her to the role of Joyce Smith in the new movie Breakthrough, releasing in the US on 17th April in time for Easter weekend. Top […]
THIS LIFE: DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at the what it means to experience a miracle…
A third of UK Christians say they’ve never prayed for a miracle, poll finds
A third of UK adult Christians say they have “never prayed for a miracle”, according to a new survey. The ComRes poll, commissioned by BBC Local Radio, found that 37 per cent of people who identified as Christians said they had never prayed for a miracle while 59 per cent said they had. Of those […]