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 ...

The Eucharist arrives at St. Mary of the Pines in Manahawkin, New Jersey, May 29, part of the Seton Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage 2024. (photo: Jeffrey Bruno/EWTN) Register Staff Blogs ...

After my mother died five years ago, I learned that she had been born to young Russian Jewish parents living on Orchard Street on the lower East Side of Manhattan. She had never spoken of this ...

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.

First Communion season is approaching and the killjoys are already out of the traps, suggesting that parents lavish far too much money on making our kids feel special. Sure, every family needs to set ...

A full year before your first Communion, you started shopping for your dress. Inspired by the girls' attire at your brother's first Eucharist, you begged me to Google "first Communion dress" and oohed ...

Look down at your shoes, I thought to myself. My daughter, Rachel Day, was decked out in her first Communion attire: pristine white dress, neatly kept veil and silver shoes that looked both beautiful ...

As Emma watched the ceremony via webcam, I was torn between my role as photographer and dad Emma Purcell's virtual first communion day. Photo: Mark Condren Emma Purcell's first communion cake. Photo: ...

This heartwarming documentary follows Molly, Mia, Helena and Isla, four little girls from across Scotland, as they prepare for a day they’ll never forget - their First Holy Communion. Each year, ...