Tag: State of Grace
Philippa Martyr: No shame in sitting out Communion
If you’re not living in eucharistic coherence—when your soul, lifestyle, and beliefs all line up when you receive Holy Communion—what can you do about it? UK sociologist Stephen Bullivant and I are working through our Catholics in Australia survey results. We’ve noticed that receiving Holy Communion isn’t what it used to be.
Philippa Martyr: Making life and faith match at Mass
Are you eucharistically coherent? This is a personal question - but also a public one. Eucharistic coherence is a way of saying that your soul, your conduct, and your beliefs all line up each time you receive Holy Communion. But isn’t this a private thing that only I and God know about? Is this anyone else’s business?
