Most Holy Eucharist

The Most Holy Eucharist

Introduction I may need to be disabused of simplistic notions of church history and the Eucharist during my life time. It is clearly the case

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Latin Mass, priest, word, deaf

Deaf Versus Not Listening

In this article, I reflect on my experiences with the Catholic Mass over the past half century. I also advocate for communication accommodations, especially for

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eucharist, mass, gifts, offering, Eucharistic Prayer, eat

You Are What You Eat

In the fitness and nutrition world we often say, “You are what you eat.” For example, eating excessive carbohydrates (especially simple sugars) and saturated fats,

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eucharist, priest, holy communion, Mass

Reorientation Before Revival

By John Vrdolyak Many well-informed Catholics can quote the sobering statistics concerning belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist – with 69%

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hope

Jesus Challenges Us

The Easter season is here. Jesus is risen. Alleluia! Since Jesus is risen, as Catholics we should call to mind each of our own eternal

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Mass, power

Getting to Mass More Often

Getting to Mass more often–it’s a good practice to embrace, in or out of special seasons like Lent. It will change your life! Making Time

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Eucharist

Life and Love

Picture yourself receiving Holy Communion or gazing upon the Eucharist in adoration. What goes through your mind? Do you think about life and love? Frankly

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praying, give, resolve

Resolve

A month into the New Year and I have not kept my New Year’s resolution. That’s because I did not actually make one. I thought

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Ifs and Buts

There’s a saying: “If ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ were candy and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas.” Well, I don’t know about that—candy and nuts

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rejoice

Reason to Rejoice

I don’t mean to be a curmudgeon, but oftentimes, I don’t feel like rejoicing when I enter the House of the Lord. God knows we

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Be Grateful to God

With Thanksgiving around the corner, the topic of gratitude has been on my mind a lot lately. Being grateful doesn’t just mean saying “thank you”

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Refresh and Renew

Lately I’ve been on a cleaning spree! Door knobs, window sills, nooks, crannies, and everything in between have gotten a major scrubbing. Soap, water, and

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The Mass: Grace and Blessing

Before my father died, he wrote “The Anatomy of the Mass.” My father’s hope was to help parishioners develop a deeper understanding and greater love

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Communion with Christ

Each time we attend Mass, our Lord gives us the gift of Himself. At Mass, we witness the sacramental re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice, crowned by

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