Susan Straight’s latest follows two nurses at a Southern California hospital in the early days of the pandemic.

Susan Straight, considered the bard of overlooked California, sets her 10th novel, 'Sacrament,' in a San Bernardino hospital ...

Susan Straight, whose books include “Mecca,” “In the Country of Women” and more, is the author most recently of “Sacrament.” A Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of the Kirsch Award for Lifetime ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Services at the Coachella Valley Church begin and end with the Lord’s Prayer. In between, there is the sacrament. “Breathe deep and blow harder,” intoned Pastor Grant Atwell after ...

“What is a sacrament? A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.” Does this question and answer sound familiar? It should ring a bell for at least some. It is a question and ...

On Dec. 19, 1999, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, was officially opened and consecrated. The opening Mass was celebrated by the Diocese of Birmingham’s bishop at the ...

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, not having access to the sacrament (our Sunday communion of bread and water) is generally a punishment. It means you’ve done something that is ...

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that ...

The parish invited the faithful to pray a prayer of reparation to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Unidentified individuals on Jan. 15, 2023, desecrated the Blessed Sacrament in Our Lady of the ...

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - After years of waiting, members of Blessed Sacrament Church were finally able to open their new building Sunday. People were lined out the door for the dedication of the new ...