It's the day after the day after the day when some may have consumed too much wine and spirits, Champagne and beer, so I offer a reflection on drinking what Dr. Royal has called "Catholic beverages."
I grew up attending a Methodist church where "communion" was received irregularly on the first Sunday of the month and involved a circular silver tray in the center of which was a glass dish with cut-up pieces of leavened bread. Around the tray's perimeter were small holes in which were tiny paper cups of grape juice. The tray was passed - rather like the collection plate - aisle-by-aisle, person-to-person: Take a piece of white bread; drink a little Welch's.
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