Tag: Eucharist
Question Corner: Why emphasize the body more than the blood? —...
Q: I've often wondered why Catholics emphasize the Eucharist more than the wine, as the wine is not offered at Communion time. Jesus said...
Bishop Andrew Cozzens says Catholics are called to ‘shine their light,’...
While the serious problems the world is facing are mostly beyond the control of the church, Catholics can "shine their light" and draw people...
Mixed thoughts on the return of Communion chalices in U.S. after...
CHICAGO -- After the federal government declared a health emergency in 2020 over the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic churches in the U.S. scrambled to figure...
In Pope Francis’ Angelus prayer he reminds us ‘every one of...
VATICAN CITY -- When receiving the Eucharist, Catholics should respond with gratitude and awe that Jesus offers himself as nourishment and salvation, Pope Francis...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Only God satisfies our spiritual hunger
Sunday Scripture readings for July 28, 2024, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Kgs 4:42-44 Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18 Eph 4:1-6 Jn 6:1-15
Only God satisfies...
Connect in the pews to the Eucharist, Jesus’ gift of love...
"Love is inventive to infinity."
These words were spoken by the patron saint of the parish my family attends: St. Vincent de Paul. The saint...
Reflect, venerate and celebrate the Eucharist, the priceless gift of our...
The Eucharist is the summit of our faith, in which the entire story of our salvation is made real in a miraculous and powerful...
10 reasons we tell ourselves we ‘have to’ go to Mass...
Whether you're 8 years old or in your 80s, at some point in your life you've probably struggled with the question, "Why do we...
Jesus Christ, our ‘bread from heaven,’ shows us the goodness of...
The English author G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a constant source of wisdom and encouragement while I was trying to figure out "the Catholic thing"...
‘It is the Lord!’ — We experience God’s presence in creation,...
If there's one thing we can learn from those who encountered the Risen Lord during the 40 days between his Resurrection and Ascension, it's...