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 ...

I am becoming quite religious in my old age. Like a lot of people in their late-40s, my mind has turned to matters of faith and the life eternal, now that I am most likely well into the second half of ...

Remember your first Holy Communion? I was reminded of mine recently when I saw the son of a close friend receive his. Many things have changed in the Church and the world since my first reception in ...

The early spring of 1945. Highbridge, Bronx, NY. World War II is about to end. Over fifty boys and girls cram together into our second grade classroom. Sister Mary Herbert stands tall at the front of ...

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 ...

Thousands of children are making their First Holy Communion this month or in May, but has Irish society lost sight of what the day is about?

The next several columns will be reports from parishes about what's happening during the distribution of Holy Communion.

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, ...