And wasn't Sculley about to go to a courthouse to testify, a building where firearms are banned?  Was he
planning to just stash his gun at Ellen's office before heading through the metal detectors in a government building?

The best solution i've seen is to have an usher or sacristan do a headcount once the liturgy has started (after all the latecomers are in), and then count out the right number of hosts during the readings and have them in place before the offertory procession.  It requires well-organized volunteers who can discreetly…

The best solution i've seen is to have an usher or sacristan do a headcount once the liturgy has started (after all the latecomers are in), and then count out the right number of hosts during the readings and have them in place before the offertory procession.  It requires well-organized volunteers who can discreetly…

Yes, in Catholic tradition it's common to keep a few hosts in the tabernacle for devotional prayers/adoration and for bringing to the sick who aren't able to attend mass.  But reusing already consecrated bread and wine for another mass? Sacrilege!

Yes, in Catholic tradition it's common to keep a few hosts in the tabernacle for devotional prayers/adoration and for bringing to the sick who aren't able to attend mass.  But reusing already consecrated bread and wine for another mass? Sacrilege!

It's also done in Catholic churches (which is where i used to be a eucharistic minister).  @GhaleonQ:disqus, the idea is more about not having any "leftovers" rather than whether it becomes an appetizer if you don't have the proper frame of mind when consuming it.  To be perfectly honest I think a lot of us would…

It's also done in Catholic churches (which is where i used to be a eucharistic minister).  @GhaleonQ:disqus, the idea is more about not having any "leftovers" rather than whether it becomes an appetizer if you don't have the proper frame of mind when consuming it.  To be perfectly honest I think a lot of us would…

I loved the small detail of Adam and Alex getting stuck with having to "reverently consume" all the leftover communion wafers and wine.  It's one of those moments that's probably only funny to a handful of us who have ever done this after a liturgy, but it was a nice touch to include that scene.

I loved the small detail of Adam and Alex getting stuck with having to "reverently consume" all the leftover communion wafers and wine.  It's one of those moments that's probably only funny to a handful of us who have ever done this after a liturgy, but it was a nice touch to include that scene.

I didn't read it as religious immaturity at all.  In my experience,
folks who try to stick it out with christianity, even if they find
themselves in the most progressive of denominations, still find
themselves lumped in with all the oddball and offensive branches of the
dysfunctional christian family tree.  Some folks…

I didn't read it as religious immaturity at all.  In my experience,
folks who try to stick it out with christianity, even if they find
themselves in the most progressive of denominations, still find
themselves lumped in with all the oddball and offensive branches of the
dysfunctional christian family tree.  Some folks…

Random nitpicks:

Random nitpicks:

The foot washing ceremony is supposed to happen on Holy Thursday: at the end of Lent, not at the beginning.  So either this was Alexander taking liberties with the ritual to do a show of repentance, or the writers figured there aren't enough Catholic trivia nerds in their target audience who would point out the…

"although angry Ira Glass is unintentionally funny"

Some community colleges also grant 4 year BAs in addition to the 2 year AA degrees.