Two specific and important movements will be taking place within the Church in the United States during the next few years: the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year process of growing closer in relationship with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament; and, on a
The excitement the U.S. bishops showed in approving a three-year National Eucharistic Revival is "actually a real work of the Holy Spirit," said Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens.
The U.S. bishops approved plans for the revival during their fall general assembly Nov. 15-18 in
Before their Nov. 17 vote to approve a National Eucharistic Congress for 2024 and their choice of the city to host it, Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson told his fellow prelates gathered in Baltimore, "If you give us the green flag to
Father Michael Ackerman has some suggestions to help us foster a personal Eucharistic revival. He was once told by a woman struggling with her faith that the Eucharist was mundane. Unfortunately, this attitude is not uncommon. So what can be done? Father
Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw looks at the proposal by the U.S. bishops to organize and implement a National Eucharistic Revival. The process is expected to last three years or longer and includes propositions to tackle a dwindling belief in
Commissioning “Eucharistic missionaries” is an idea that has “captured the imagination” of people involved in the planning for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ three-year initiative to rekindle devotion to the Eucharist. In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, David Spesia, executive
Catholics can expect added emphasis on the Eucharist at all levels of the church beginning next summer, culminating in a large-scale national event in 2024.
Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops'
Ahead of the bishops' spring assembly, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington has appointed Father Jorge Torres, a priest of the Diocese of Orlando, Florida, to help implement a planned multiyear National Eucharistic Revival.
Msgr. Jeffrey D. Burrill, USCCB general secretary,