Christian views on alcohol Last Supper were non-alcoholic grape juice; however, the Greek word "oinos", used in the account of the wedding feast in Cana, is also used to describe alcohol in Ephesians 5:18. Christian views on alcohol Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of Church history, Christians generally consumed alcoholic beverages as a common part of everyday life and used "the fruit of the vine" in their central rite—the Eucharist or Lord's Supper. They held that both the Bible and Christian tradition taught that alcohol is a gift from God that makes life more joyous, but that over-indulgence
Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist is a Roman Catholic Religious Institute of Diocesan Right founded in 1997 by four members of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, it has, as of the end of 2017, 138 members. In 1996 Pope John Paul II wrote Apostolic Exhortation "Vita Consecrata", calling for a renewal of religious life. Inspired by his words, Mother Mary Assumpta Long, former superior of the Nashville-based Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, and three other Sisters of the community, Sr. Joseph Andrew