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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
My older sister, Megan, and I were born 13 months apart. I wore her christening gown. Then it was her old coats and pajamas. Finally, I glommed onto her prom dress. Growing up, I half expected to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A little girl left a priest stunned when she gulped a goblet of wine during her first communion. The Catholic ceremony occurs when ...
Growing up in East L.A. has been the best. This is where I had some of my first memories. This is where I was baptized in La Soledad Church, which is down the street from my house. In this church, I ...
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 ...
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