I'm sure that probably all of us here remember celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi many times as we grew up and throughout our lives as Catholics. The emphasis always was on adoration of the ...

Who knows what will result from the promises we make? Does the couple who says, "I do," have any clue of the joy that awaits them, or what will test and deepen their love? These questions help us ...

It is almost too much to comprehend: the ways in which the Body and Blood of Christ are present and real to us and nourish us. We have a type of this heavenly food in the manna in the desert, which ...

The Feast of Corpus Christi (“Body of Christ”) is a Catholic solemnity celebrating the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in the elements of the Eucharist. During ...

Sunday, June 14, is the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Mass readings: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16; Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58. We all admire heroic ...

This Sunday’s readings call the faithful to reconsider the most holy body and blood of Christ in light of extreme divisions facing our country and world. This Sunday, the readings draw out three ...

The annual celebration of Corpus Christi — the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ — which the Church celebrated on Sunday, marks 750 years since it was extended to the whole Church. Corpus ...

On the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, a German bishop led a eucharistic procession through the Vatican Gardens. Corpus Christi, also known as the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is ...

Evangelicals differ over whether communion is a symbol of Christ or a means to encounter him. A recording of a debate about Jesus’ presence in the elements of the Lord’s Supper has inspired a new ...

Transubstantiation – the idea that during Mass, the bread and wine used for Communion become the body and blood of Jesus Christ – is central to the Catholic faith. Indeed, the Catholic Church teaches ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Central to the Pauline teaching on the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 10–11 are the two food elements, bread and wine (the “cup”), signifying ...