A reader says, “I have a friend who is Christian, not Catholic, and believes in the symbolism of the Eucharist and not that it is the true body and blood of Our Lord. She asks how we can eat the real body
A reader asks why, during the consecration of the precious blood, the priest says “... which will be poured out for you and for many … .” He asks, “Didn’t Christ shed his blood for all?” Monsignor Charles Pope explains that while
Angel Flight 1961 took off from the small municipal airport in New Bedford, Massachusetts, just after 1 p.m. Sunday. The small commuter plane — named “Lady in Blue” for the Blessed Virgin Mary — had five passengers: the pilot, a co-pilot, two
In this week’s All Things New, Scott Richert writes about the reserved body of Christ that is distributed to the faithful. This most commonly happens on Good Friday when Communion was consecrated at Mass on Holy Thursday. Receiving the Eucharist without a
In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope answers two questions about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. In the first question, he addresses what it means when Jesus says in the Gospel of John, “I am the bread of life.”
In the eighth installment on the life of Christ, Russell Shaw writes about Jesus’ announcement of the Eucharist, a message embraced by some, rejected by others. Jesus feeds the multitude and then announces, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat
As we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday as a Church and a nation, it is an appropriate time to give thanks for the meal Christ has given to us every day in the Eucharist. Writer David Werning looks at the Church’s consistent teaching
A reader asks if his priest’s pottery or porcelain chalice is OK to use during Mass. Monsignor Charles Pope responds that several key documents from Rome speak to the norms for the chalice and other sacred vessels. The General Instruction of the
While belief in the Real Presence has declined sharply among American Catholics, one ministry is placing the Eucharist at the center of its expanded efforts to combat addiction.
If we truly believed in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, how would we change? In this week’s Openers, assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a few stories about the witnesses of her parish priests and how their bold love, belief