“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 ...

When it comes to religious milestones, the first Holy Communion is an important one in some Christian traditions. It usually happens when a child is around eight years old and in the springtime due to ...

Holy Spirit Parish recently celebrated First Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Church in Mocanaqua. Seven young people from St. Adalbert’s Church in Glen Lyon and St. Martha’s Church in Fairmount Springs ...

Five young people recently received their first Holy Communion at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church on God’s Acre: Sarah Carstensen, Brynne Harris, Julia Kempton, Abigail Seaman and Giuseppe Sinibaldo.

RELATIVES and friends of youngsters making their Holy Communion are each expected to give them almost €40 to mark the big day. The sheer size of the cash gifts means that Communion is proving to be a ...

WELL, holy payday... children are raking it in on their First Communion Day. While parents continue to pay for expensive First Communion celebrations, despite the recession, their children can expect ...

On a pilgrimage to Rome during this Jubilee Year of Hope, the experience of walking through holy doors transformed my thinking about doors in general. I began to focus less on their physicality and ...