Eucharist

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Several months ago I was on my way to Chicago to deliver a talk. During the flight I had the opportunity to share the gospel with a man sitting beside me.
After the flight, at baggage claim, a man named…

These are not easy times for young people to understand the concepts of “discernment” and “vocation.” They think in terms of “careers.” And career ideas come from the latest “trending topic” portrayed in popular shows. In the 1990s, law enforcement…

Finding St. Francis

by Stephen Beale on March 21, 2013 · 1 comment

St. Francis of Assisi today is often thought of in revolutionary, avant-garde images: the merchant’s son who stripped naked in public to renounce his worldly possessions and attachments, the mystic who preached to the birds, the friar who embraced lepers,…

One of the sweetest ladies I know asked me a question the other day that had been bothering her for a very long time. It was one of those questions that you don’t exactly know how to ask—much less, who…

The Power of HIS Presence

by Judith Costello March 13, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI wrote an Apostolic Exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis, to remind all of us that “every great reform has in some way been linked to the rediscovery of the…Lord’s Eucharistic presence among His people.’” He urged us to recognize that…

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Defending the Real Presence

by Judith Costello February 26, 2013

A host was found amidst the dust under a kneeler in the Church. A man took the host in his hand and walked out of the Church without consuming it. These sacrileges, and others, are increasing. Such horrors are shaped…

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The Meaning of Mercy

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. February 25, 2013

The Second Vatican Council taught us that the Eucharist is the “Source and Summit” of the Christian life.  Yet we must keep in mind that the same council makes clear that the Eucharist is not the sum total of the…

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Divorced Catholics and the Eucharist

by Cathy Caridi, J.C.L. February 21, 2013

Q:  What does canon law really say about divorced people receiving Holy Communion?  –Sean
A: The issue of who may, and who may not, receive the Eucharist lawfully is a canonical question with deep theological roots. Consequently, the Church has…

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What Judas Teaches Us About the Eucharist

by Stephen Beale January 23, 2013

Judas is a character in the gospels who doesn’t get much attention—and perhaps rightly so.
We can empathize with Doubting Thomas. We can gain hope from Peter, who went so far as to deny Jesus and yet became the Rock…

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I Know How YOU Should Pray

by Marisa Pereira November 28, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, an elderly lady “Dee” saw my daughter (now fifteen) again after several years. She had previously seen her occasionally (between the age of four and ten) attend Mass and say the Rosary. Now, with index…

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