@Mary: it is not the gluten per se that "Rome requires" rather wheat bread, since we as Catholics must use Wheat bread and Grape wine as the elements to be consecrated at our Mass just as our Lord di
I am gluten intolerant yet I have never had a problem with the Eucharist ever.
I know of a women who is totally allergic to alcohol yet she can drink the Precious Blood, no problem.
I think your just
I was delighted to see that the lay umberella group will be distinct from the ACP. I agree with those contributors who make the point that each group needs to have its own independence. The priests' g
This is all 'angels on the head of a pin' stuff. A pseudo theology of transubstantiation requiring ultra precise ingredients (accidentals waiting to happen, so to speak). Of course the eucharist shoul
Of course, Fr Bernard Cotter is right that the chalice should be available to all, and not just because Ireland has a large percentage of people with a coeliac condition and an intolerance for even lo
"The Church authorities in Rome ruled that a certain amount of gluten had to be contained in the bread for it to be valid for consecration."
Can anyone explain why this is so?
Must say I found this in
In Ireland, any communicant can receive from the chalice if they are coeliac. A quick word to the priest is fine before Mass. I see people do this from time to time. It would be better if EMHC approac
Actually, John Charles set up one of these in the 1960s. It was called the Patrician Group. I went to a lot of local meetings and did some papers until the local curate, who was a very tolerant man, c
Very happy to learn of your progress in setting up a lay association. Once had a prayer wish, when a member of the Laity Commission, that there would be such a group where non-ordained persons could d
I don't much like the tone of "Them and Us" in some of those responses. There may well be an anti lay revolution syndrome shown by some members of the Church hierarchy. There is undoubtedly a retrench
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Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012@Mary: it is not the gluten per se that "Rome requires" rather wheat bread, since we as Catholics must use Wheat bread and Grape wine as the elements to be consecrated at our Mass just as our Lord di
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012I am gluten intolerant yet I have never had a problem with the Eucharist ever. I know of a women who is totally allergic to alcohol yet she can drink the Precious Blood, no problem. I think your just
ACP meets Steering Group of new lay association
July 6 2012I was delighted to see that the lay umberella group will be distinct from the ACP. I agree with those contributors who make the point that each group needs to have its own independence. The priests' g
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012This is all 'angels on the head of a pin' stuff. A pseudo theology of transubstantiation requiring ultra precise ingredients (accidentals waiting to happen, so to speak). Of course the eucharist shoul
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012Of course, Fr Bernard Cotter is right that the chalice should be available to all, and not just because Ireland has a large percentage of people with a coeliac condition and an intolerance for even lo
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012"The Church authorities in Rome ruled that a certain amount of gluten had to be contained in the bread for it to be valid for consecration." Can anyone explain why this is so? Must say I found this in
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012In Ireland, any communicant can receive from the chalice if they are coeliac. A quick word to the priest is fine before Mass. I see people do this from time to time. It would be better if EMHC approac
ACP meets Steering Group of new lay association
July 6 2012Actually, John Charles set up one of these in the 1960s. It was called the Patrician Group. I went to a lot of local meetings and did some papers until the local curate, who was a very tolerant man, c
ACP meets Steering Group of new lay association
July 6 2012Very happy to learn of your progress in setting up a lay association. Once had a prayer wish, when a member of the Laity Commission, that there would be such a group where non-ordained persons could d
Steering Group reports back on the new lay ‘umbrella organisation’
June 28 2012I don't much like the tone of "Them and Us" in some of those responses. There may well be an anti lay revolution syndrome shown by some members of the Church hierarchy. There is undoubtedly a retrench
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