‘We’re shopping for teapots on Amazon with all the energies of our hearts meant for prayer, meditation and spiritual renewal,’ says Msgr. James Shea, president of the University of Mary. Eucharistic ...
Streaming the Eucharist online for the world to watch or broadcasting it on television is an abomination, akin to showing video of people eating a meal to starving people. A video experience of the ...
Christ's presence in the Eucharist heals wounds and transforms bitter negativity into the joy of Lord, Pope Francis said in his homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi Sunday. "The Eucharist brings ...
During his general audience, Pope Francis reflected on how we live the Eucharist in our daily lives, explaining that it helps us to truly encounter others as a community, and opens us to God's mercy. ...
Sunday, June 11, 2023, is known as the Feast of Corpus Christi, or the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, in the Catholic Church and some Protestant denominations. The day marks a ...
We were running late. After gingerly negotiating the baby’s car seat and oversized diaper bag through the narrow backdoor of St. Mary’s Chapel, we found our way into an empty wooden pew at the back of ...
The approval of the 11th National Eucharistic Congress, set for summer 2029, was announced by Bishop Cozzens at the U.S.
The 31st annual International Week of Prayer and Fasting for our nation, leaders, families, and the Church will take place Oct. 20-28, beginning with a three-day virtual event, and ending with a live ...
To understand the Eucharist, we must remember that Jesus and his first disciples were all Jews. We might even say the first Christians were Jewish heretics because, unlike their fellow Jews, they ...
(RNS) — In the United States, Catholics kneel during the Eucharistic prayer while Catholics in the rest of the world stand. Many European churches, especially the older ones, do not even have kneelers ...