At times, the Catechism of the Catholic Church can read like a plumber’s manual. While such an approach might be needed in some areas, such as within the intricacies of the various parts of the creed, ...

On this Corpus Christi Sunday, the Catholic Church celebrates the Lord’s True Presence among us in the Eucharist. In the mystery of the Eucharist, the Lord walks with us, accompanies us and offers us ...

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an idea that has fallen into disfavor in modernity, for various reasons. In Protestant circles, of course, the notion that the Mass could be a sacrifice is often seen ...

"Disputà del Sacramento," Raphael 1509-1510, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums, Rome. (Wikimedia Commons). “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is usually sound advice. But sometimes the cover can ...

The spiritual life is rich, beautiful, and complex. Nothing can exhaust the spiritual treasury of the Church or the soul that seeks union with God. Nothing can quench the desire within the human heart ...

Because the Mass is the same sacrifice as Calvary, sacramentally renewed, with all its strength and sanctifying power, the Church considers it the center of its life and the life of each of the ...

A careful reading of the Eucharistic prayers (12 have been approved for use by the church) shows that the purpose of the ...

(RNS) — There has been a lot of clerical hand-wringing of late about Catholics who don’t believe what the church teaches about Christ’s presence in the bread and wine of the Eucharist. According to ...

243 bishops assembled this morning for the 6th meeting of the 11th General Synod of Bishops being held this week at the Vatican. Pope Benedict was on hand as the morning discussions largely addressed ...

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 ...

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