Father Jonathan Meyer and Dominican Father Patrick Hyde have experienced great joy in speaking to people across the country about the Eucharist.
Nearly two years ago, the two priests who serve in the Indianapolis Archdiocese were selected by the U.S. Conference of Catholic
What would happen if clergy and parish leaders personally reached out to Catholics who have stopped attending Mass to invite them to come back, telling them they are missed and wanted in the parish community? This is the question and challenge the
As the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress approaches, Catholic colleges and universities are expanding their involvement in the National Eucharistic Revival — a movement to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with Jesus Christ in the holy Eucharist. “From the beginning,
When a Pew Research Center Poll noted that only 31% of Catholics believe in the Real Presence, the American bishops launched an ambitious program called the Eucharistic Revival to face up to the problem and bolster faith in the Real Presence of
Speakers at the 19th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. focused, first and foremost, on the National Eucharistic Revival and encountering the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Citing a world on fire with various crises, speakers pointed to
Ahead of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, artists nationwide are invited to enter a “National Eucharistic Art Competition.” Emphasizing the relationship between art and faith, the National Eucharistic Revival team, in partnership with St. Edmund’s Sacred Art Institute on Enders Island in
As we receive the ashes of Lent, a new fire casts its light in the heart of the Church. It is the fire of the National Eucharistic Revival, a beacon calling us to reassess our relationship with the Real Presence at the
The National Eucharistic Congress will be an encounter, not only with Christ in the Eucharist, but also with the entire U.S. church in all its beautiful diversity. Most of all this will be a moment of mission, when those who attend are
It comes down to the difference between resolution and revival. Both require intentionality and effort, but grace requires some interior openness and spiritual docility, as well.
Resolution focuses on what we believe we can change. Revival is about letting God change us, in
Revival leaders hoped that dioceses, parishes and other local Catholic entities would make the revival their own. The result is new or expanded adoration hours, Eucharist-focused homily series, and large Eucharistic processions. Processions this year in Manhattan, New York, for example, drew