Author: thelostsupperlovefeast

Catholics’ fury as Italian TV ad depicts nuns eating crisps for communion | Italy

An Italian TV advert that depicts nuns eating crisps instead of altar bread while receiving holy communion has been accused of blasphemy by an outraged association of Catholic TV viewers. The 30-second advert for Amica Chips – one of Italy’s top crisps brands – takes place in a monastery and opens with nuns preparing to […]

Waiting in Line for Communion

Editor’s Note: The following appeared in the March/April issue of Nurturing Faith Journal.  Two years ago, L’Appartement 4F, a French bakery, opened a few blocks from my house in Brooklyn. The lines have stretched around the block ever since. Moms with strollers, couples with dogs and people in Birkenstocks line up before the bakery opens […]

Communion Chef Kristi Brown nominated for James Beard Award

Communion opened in 2020 in the Liberty Bank Building, which housed the first Black-owned bank in the Pacific Northwest. SEATTLE — A soul food restaurant in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood has garnered a James Beard Award nomination this year. Chef Kristi Brown of Communion was nominated for Best Chef in the Northwest and Pacific region. […]

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Releases New Single ‘Red Sun’

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the supergroup featuring legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH),guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL),has released a new single, “Red Sun”. The track is taken from BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, “V”, due on June 14. […]

Communion dress shopping becoming a special experience at Long Island boutiques

When Charlotte’s Kids first opened in 1980, Communion dress-buying season was chaotic. Families would come in last-minute to shop for the big occasion and have to wait for a dressing room or someone to assist them. But now, especially after introducing pre-scheduled appointments after the pandemic, the experience has transformed at the store in North […]

Observing Holy Week: Foot Washing, Communion, Preaching

During the Holy Week, the faculty and students of Guangdong Union Theological Seminary participated in foot-washing and communion services, and they walked the Stations of the Cross, commemorating the suffering of the Lord Jesus. Jointly with Guangzhou Union Church, the seminary hosted the foot-washing and communion service on its playground on Maundy Thursday. President Rev. […]

Sudan solidarity visit made by secretary general of Anglican Communion

Poggo has been meeting with faith leaders, as well as visiting church and community groups.  The visit was made almost one year from the outbreak of conflict in Sudan. It marks the first visit of a non-Sudanese senior-level Anglican clergy since war erupted. The conflict in Sudan is causing a huge humanitarian crisis, with more […]