Receiving the sacred host on our tongue ensures that we do not treat Christ’s presence as an ordinary piece of bread. Reception of holy Communion on the tongue has been a tradition of the Church ...

Holy Communion is a bond to the community for its ... A reading of the Holy Gospel according to John 6:51 Jesus says: "I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats ...

But that never happened.” Instead, Mora was once again permitted to take communion, a sacred ritual reserved for those who ...

A Sunday Mass preceding the patronal feast gathered a highly diverse community Nov. 10 for a liturgy celebrated in five ...

One of the mysteries of the Incarnation is that the Word who called the heavens and earth into being became flesh—beginning right where we did, as a baby whose words were only wails. Those crying baby ...

By Deacon Frank Agnoli The Catholic Messenger This is the fourth article in our series about two re-translated liturgical ...

As you may recall, last week’s article ended with a cliffhanger. God’s presence occupied the biblical tabernacle but no one could approach him. The book of Leviticus begins with God calling to Moses ...

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, who earlier prohibited specific hymns and composers, has now issued a new decree opening a synodal approach to the issue.

Canticle of Praise for the Media -- based on the writings of Blessed James Alberione: May you be praised, Lord God, for the printed word -- bread for our minds ... and who build communion among ...