The small cups are usually sealed in plastic ... did not respond to a request for comment on its Holy Communion policy. The Body of Christ, or the bread, is still administered in the traditional ...

Almost 100 years later, Martin Luther King Jr. famously described 11 a.m. on Sunday mornings as the most segregated hour in Christian America. And what about James Buckley’s bacteriological ...

Whether our friend's analysis is correct or not, it discouraged him from being a communion minister and drinking from the cup. A church organist told us she stopped receiving the Blood of Christ ...

Letters to the editor from all over the globe were received at NCR in response to an opinion piece published Dec. 18 titled "Is sipping from the Communion cup a hazard to your health?" The article ...

Methodists and Presbyterians may also use their own cups (and grape juice). But while those denominations believe that communion is symbolic of Christ’s presence, Catholics believe in the ...

We think Communion is about taking something rather than participating in the whole Christ. [Separate cups] appeal to our modern individualism and our modern consumerism.” Dr. Johnson agrees ...

“The opportunity to receive the Blood of Christ at Mass connects us directly ... Father Gross said the announcement on the return of the Communion cup “marks an important moment in the life ...

However, as The Christian Chronicle reported in 2021, for many churches, the "rip and sip" communion cups may be the new normal. "Before COVID-19, 21st Century Christian — a major source of ...