On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this ministry.
If communion is so important, why can’t anyone take it? It seems like people like me who are trying to figure things out or 
who are confused or troubled are most in need of this kind of nourishment.
God offers the opportunity for nourishment and continual conversion to everyone on earth, every single day of our lives. We can develop our faith through praying, through studying Scripture and other spiritual materials, and through doing service for and with other people. The Eucharist is reserved for Catholics in a state of grace, but it doesn’t mean God loves other people any more or less.
