Catholic Exchange, Stephen Beale: If the truth of the Eucharist has ever seemed strange to you, that’s because it should. St. Paul said, “We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed a stumbling block, and to the Gentiles foolishness.” The Eucharist … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Holy Eucharist
Give Us This Day Our Supersubstantial Bread
In his weekly column for the Washington DC Archdiocesan website, Monsignor Charles Pope raises the question of the meaning of the word used by Saints Matthew and Luke in the petition for “our daily bread” in the Our Father prayer.
New York State’s Modern Day Martyrs of the Eucharist
Here’s a great story about a priest and a teaching sister who died trying to rescue the Blessed Sacrament from a church fire in 1967.
Love of the Eucharist Led Indian Zoroastrian to the Church and Seminary
In his own words, a clip from the Catholic Online interview with Deacon Hezuk: “I think – he continues – I fell in love with the beauty and truth of Catholic faith and it helped me greatly to hear about … Continue reading
Saint of the Eucharist, Peter Julian Eymard
Today is the feast of Saint Peter Julian Eymard. His Eucharistic retreats given to an order of sisters and a women’s lay sodality in France fill eight volumes. We published one of his most exquisite Christmas sermons “Mary at Bethlehem” … Continue reading