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A Eucharistic Word: Mission
“Truly, nothing is more beautiful than to know Christ and to make Him known to others.” These words in Pope Benedict XVI’s Sacramentum Caritatis (“Sacrament of Charity”) echoed in my […]
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A Eucharistic Word: Viaticum, Food for the Journey
The days of the COVID-19 lockdown were a great opportunity to show love for those around us. And that was particularly true in the face of so much suffering and […]
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A Eucharistic Word: Tabernacle
While praying in our pew after Communion during a recent Sunday Mass, our 6-year-old son decided to administer a pop quiz to his willing little sister. “What was the first […]
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Learning About Eucharistic Desire from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
My family made a recent visit to the new museum at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I’ve always been drawn to St. Elizabeth’s story. […]
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USCCB President on Pope Francis, the U.S. Church, and More
BALTIMORE (OSV News) – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services is just beginning his second year of his three-year term as president of the U.S. Conference […]
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The Eucharist as Remedy to Sin
“Because I always sin, I should always have a remedy.” These practical words of St. Ambrose, fourth-century bishop of Milan and doctor of the Church, point us to the unique […]
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‘Communion’: For the Life of the World, ‘Come-Unity’
Thinking about Christ’s Last Supper evokes many images. The institution of the Eucharist stands at the fore. But, of course, John’s Gospel casts a different light on the event. He […]
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‘Sacrifice’: A Word Wholly Connected to the Holy Eucharist
One of the most quoted descriptions of the Eucharist is from the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, “Lumen Gentium,” which calls the Eucharist the “source and summit” […]
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A Eucharistic Word: ‘Sacrament’
The word sacrament is as much talked about as it is misunderstood. What do I mean by that? The sacraments lie at the heart of our Catholic faith, most especially […]
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Singing the Joys of Advent
The hymns of Advent often are rooted in biblical faith and filled with varied symbols and imagery pertinent to salvation history’s central themes — primarily focused on when our Savior […]