Hungry And Poor

Every Sunday I call people forward to communion with a short invitation.

Eucharist According To Curry

The Presiding Bishop-Elect of the Episcopal Church of the United States is the presenter on Eucharist for the “New Tracts For Our Times” series being produced by The Scholar-Priest Initiative.

Cynthia Bourgeault – Advent Retreat 2003 #2 of 3

In the “Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids” (Matthew 25:1-13) the marriage feast is an allegory for the kingdom of heaven. Christ is the bridegroom. There is a joining, a marriage of the opposites in one’s being.

The Francis Effect

American author, historian, and journalist James Carroll has written a lyrical, challenging and deeply thoughtful piece in the New York Times on “Jesus and the Modern Man.”

Rome’s Mass Problem

In this blog, I have agonized a number of times over my inability as an Anglican to receive communion in the Roman Catholic Church. I have speculated, some would say fantasized, about the possibility Pope Francis might be set to loosen up the restrictions that forbid non-Roman Catholics from sharing fully in the Mass.

https://inaspaciousplace.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/is-pope-francis-opening-eucharist/

Eucharist #10

In the past month, I have posted here over 5,000 words about eucharist.

Eucharist (#9)

Eucharist embodies the fundamental truth of the human condition that we are all one.

Eucharist (#8)

Eucharist announces that life is a journey lived most fully when I surrender and open.

Eucharist (#7)

Eucharist embodies the truth at the heart of all existence. All of life is gift.

Eucharist (#6)

If I am to enter into the fullness of eucharist, I must understand that , just as with my physical body, so with my spiritual body, different food feeds different parts of my being.