As a parent of young children, the importance of First Communion was not lost on me, although I admit I had not anticipated any sense of excitement or anything beyond the happiness that my child had ...

For all those parents who have children preparing for First Communion in the coming months, we know boys and girls experience the same thing: They receive the sacrament of reconciliation and then the ...

Your Dad and I stood proudly behind you as you received the body of Christ for the first time Saturday. You looked so serious, in your thrifted blue blazer and Grandpa's tie. After you sipped from the ...

Joseph McAuley, on the occasion of his First Holy Communion, Saturday, April 19, 1969 Some three months before Neil Armstrong stepped off the ladder of the lunar module and left his footprints upon ...

Editor's note: Devlyn Brooks is off this week, but will return. Enjoy this Finding Faith column that was first published in March 2024. Our church has a tradition in which we teach First Communion ...

Maria takes a minute to herself during a photo shoot before her first communion party. Photograph: Diana Bagnoli Not just a religious sacrament, a child’s first communion is experienced as an ...

Sir – It was a disappointment to read Karina Shanley’s letter “Allergic to First Communions” (May 19th). It is not the Catholic Church, as you state, that “continues to allow this annual charade to ...

(UPDATED) About 500 of the 5,000 who receive their first communion are street children CEBU CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – About 5,000 students from across Cebu received their first communion during a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Many children completed the sacrament of Holy Communion at St. Patrick’s Church in Richmond on Saturday morning. Girls donned traditional white dresses with lace veils while the ...

With unique access to Holy Communion season, this documentary goes behind the glitz and glamour of the occasion to meet the families for their child's big day. With unique access to Holy Communion ...