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I've had a handful of folks ask me for advice via email/text how to handle communion in light of this whole COVID-19 crisis. As I persistently tell my students, I'm *not* the liturgy police. And I am certainly no medical expert, but I am on sabbatical...
...which means that I've had the time to learn a lot about epidemiology (*not* my research topic, btw) from smart people lately. (Happy to share sources if you're curious—just DM me).
So here's the thing: I'm convinced that the circumstances are dire. We have to act NOW.
So here's the thing: I'm convinced that the circumstances are dire. We have to act NOW.
Some folks say the church should keep doing what it's always done. One person I talked to this morning suggested that the clergy's call is to offer the Word of God —Preaching +Eucharist, indifferent to the context. I think this is profoundly gnostic. The church is not an ATM.
