As Sister Anne sees it, discussion about the Real Presence is a way for God to work because it shows how “Catholics need to be awakened to the understanding —more than head knowledge” of what they are receiving in the Eucharist.
Altar bread-baking sister hopes Communion discussion prompts understanding
Debate, vote on proposed eucharistic document will top U.S. bishops’ agenda
Topping the meeting’s agenda will be debate and votes on a proposed document on the Eucharist, “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church,” and on a eucharistic revival initiative.
Initiatives on Eucharist aim to give Catholics better understanding
Two U.S. bishops spoke recently on a recorded video roundtable produced by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to further explain just what the bishops hope to achieve through the upcoming revival and document on the Eucharist.
Bishops to continue discussion of Catholics and Eucharist in fall meeting
When the U.S. bishops meet this fall for their annual assembly, they will revisit the discussion they began in mid-June about the Eucharist and will be presented with a drafted document on the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church.”
Children’s eucharistic holy hour set for Oct. 13
Parishes, schools and families are encouraged to participate in and promote the prayer event.
Eucharist heals from idolatry of ‘self,’ pope says at Mass in Budapest
Presiding over the closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress Sept. 12, the pope urged people to make time for eucharistic adoration.
As numbers at Mass grow, parishes weigh benefits of continuing livestream
Now that a 15-month suspension of the obligation to attend Sunday Mass has ended, as of July 1, pastors, parish staff and parishioners are weighing the costs and benefits of continuing to livestream their daily or weekly Masses.
The Eucharist: A living question that elicits awe and wonder
“It reveals a great deal about the Eucharist that any Catholic can say something about the Living Bread come down from heaven, but no Catholic can say everything about it.”