Closed communion is evangelical and ecumenical. Open communion is legalistic and sectarian. Closed communion is the practice of communing only those who have been instructed in the pure doctrine of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Isn’t the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Isn’t the loaf of bread that we break a sharing in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's ...

Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's a sacred reminder of the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for ...

1 Corinthians 11:26 - For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Matthew 26:26-28 - Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after ...

This Sunday’s Gospel comes in short (Matthew 22:1-10) and long (Matthew 22:1-14) versions. I urge clergy to exert themselves and read reading four extra verses, because they address a too-neglected ...