In the wake of the controversy over the ban on communion rails by the Bishop of Charlotte, in contrast to their recovery by the Bishop of Portland, an interesting reflection opens up. In many churches, the communion rail has disappeared quietly and almost without explanation, as if it were a dispensable relic from another time. However, a serene look—free of prejudices and nostalgias—shows that recovering its use has clear advantages, both from the liturgical, pastoral, and practical points of view. Far from being a mere decorative element, the communion rail responds to a logic deeply coherent with the nature of the act it welcomes: the reception of the Body of Christ. These are five practical arguments for recovering its use. 1. Order and fluidity in a central moment of the Mass The communion rail introduces a simple and effective order: the faithful take their place at the foot of the altar, and it is the priest who moves continuously and without interruptions through the space of …