“There are two ways that ongoing faith formation is likely to touch the majority of Mass-attending Catholics: the homily and Catholic media.”
Greg Erlandson: Communion lessons
Bishops approve plans for three-year National Eucharistic Revival
The revival will officially start on the feast of Corpus Christi June 19, 2022, with a diocesan focus that will include eucharistic processions and other events of adoration and prayer around the country.
Communion statement aims to ‘retrieve and revive’ understanding
The document explains the importance of Communion, often calling it a gift, and uses references from Scripture, prayers of the Church and Second Vatican Council documents to back this up. It also explains, citing words of the saints, how Communion is not just a symbol but the real presence of Christ.
U.S. bishops focus on Communion, synodality, finances in fall assembly
The U.S. bishops, gathered for the first time in person since 2019, discussed the highly anticipated statement on the Eucharist without the heated discussion it stirred up in their previous meeting.
Greg Erlandson: The miracle we share at every Mass
The U.S. bishops’ draft document on the Eucharist contains many moving quotes and passages that all of us could benefit from contemplating every time we go to Mass.
Bishops’ focus on Communion crisis highlights bigger issue, theologians say
One Catholic theologian said the current discussion about Communion is one that could provide a way for Catholics to renew their understanding of the sacrament not just to benefit their own faith — but to help the Church community at large.
The miracle we share at every Mass
Leaked draft document on the Eucharist highlights timely reflections from Dorothy Day to St. John Chrysostom to Pope Benedict XVI.
Eucharistic revival could ‘move needle’ on understanding of Real Presence
A 2019 Pew Research Center study showed that 69% of all self-identified U.S. Catholics said they believed the bread and wine used at Mass are not Jesus, but instead are “symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.” The other 31% said they believed in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.