Although steeped in tradition, Red Hill Lutheran Church has found ways to adapt during a pandemic that makes life anything but normal. When California closed places of worship four months ago in an ...
Immigrant Faithful Turn to Virtual Sermons, Home Communion Amid Trump Crackdown By Nathan Layne CHICAGO (Reuters) -Sitting alone at her dining room table this past Sunday, Doris Aguirre took a bite of ...
“What does it mean to receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It’s like Jesus is giving us a big hug, saying, ‘I love you so much. I want you to be close to me always,’” says Russell Pollitt, S.J., pastor of ...
Sacrament. To say that word in a worship service of many American congregations will likely draw a raised eyebrow or perplexed glance. But our worship is generally grounded deep within a sacramental ...
There is no greater signal that evangelicals have long forgotten their roots than the disrepair into which the sacraments have fallen in our day. By way of reminder, we should note that the Second ...
Far from a simple subscription to a series of doctrinal statements, being a true Christian requires sticking to Christ as a branch does to a vine tree. Jesus teaches us this lesson of divine ...
CHICAGO - Sitting alone at her dining room table this past Sunday, Doris Aguirre took a bite of a soda cracker and a sip of the orange juice she had prepared to represent the body and blood of Jesus ...