Christopher Gunty talks with Los Angeles Bishop Robert Barron about the Eucharist and why the U.S. bishops are hoping for a revival of eucharistic devotion. The second segment features George Matysek Jr, new managing editor of Catholic Review Media, discussing the joys and challenges of working in Catholic journalism.
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Proposed Eucharist document needs consensus, dialogue panelists say
The much-awaited proposed statement on the Eucharist from the U.S. bishops is striving for a consensus that may be hard to come by, said a longtime church journalist.
Bishops’ focus on Communion crisis highlights bigger issue, theologians say
When the U.S. bishops highlighted Communion in their spring meeting, announcing their plans for both a document on the Eucharist and a three-year eucharistic revival, they emphasized that they were responding to a lack of understanding among many Catholics about something that is central to the faith.
Those ‘centered on Eucharist’ always have sense of gratitude, Cardinal Dolan says at Naval Academy
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told a Catholic audience at the U.S. Naval Academy that he is apprehensive about “the lack of gratitude festering in our culture of entitlement” and there’s an urgency for us to “rediscover a sense of gratitude.”
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.
In revering Eucharist, young Hickory parishioners follow example of fallen Italian
In the midst of peers who might be non-religious, these “normal” kids, just like Blessed Carlo Acutis, became disciples of Christ not just at church and the streets, but on the web.
Bishops must teach truth, but avoid partisan politics, Archbishop Lori says
In discussing and voting on a document on the Eucharist during their meeting Nov. 15-18, he said, the tone should be pastoral, “not compromising our teaching, not denying that it is possible to exclude oneself from the table of the Lord,” but laying the foundation for the bishops’ multiyear project of helping Catholics better understand, appreciate and celebrate the sacrament.
Debate, vote on proposed eucharistic document will top U.S. bishops’ agenda
When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall assembly in Baltimore Nov. 15-18, it will be the first in-person meeting of the full body of bishops since November 2019.
Archbishop Lori leads eucharistic procession to Annapolis Planned Parenthood
“I’m convinced that whenever we’re in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, blessings flow,” Archbishop Lori said.
Eucharist heals from idolatry of ‘self,’ pope says at Mass in Budapest
Spending time in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament can heal Christians from a self-absorbed religiosity that is ostentatious and triumphalist, Pope Francis said.
Eucharist is source of joy, God’s presence, speakers tell global congress
The ultimate purpose of the Eucharist is mission, Mary Healy, a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, told the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress.
Families encounter Eucharist in powerful way through Family Prayer Project
The Family Prayer Project is an initiative of Ablaze Ministries designed to encourage families to embrace their faith more deeply through eucharistic adoration.