by Editor | Jul 27, 2021 | Books, Eucharist, Shop
By Msgr. Raffaelo Martinelli. Originally published in Italy by the same publisher as the best-selling The Eucharistic Miracles of the World and Little Catechism on the Eucharist. Gloriously illustrated with many colorful icon-style paintings. It is a...
by Editor | Jul 26, 2021 | Council of Trent, Eucharist, Mass, Prayer, Sacraments, Teaching, Vatican II
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The purpose of our present meditation is to explain how the Mass is the sacrifice sacrament of the Eucharist. Again, we will draw on the church’s teaching on the Mass, especially focusing on definitions from the Council of Trent in the...
by Editor | Dec 27, 2020 | Eucharist, The Real Presence
XV. The Real Presence: Profession of Hope Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We continue our reflections on why Christ instituted the Real Presence. In this chapter, we will consider the fact that Christ gave us the Real Presence so we might profess our hope in Him as our final...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2020 | Eucharist, Marriage
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We do not normally associate the Holy Eucharist with the sacrament of matrimony. But we should. Without the Eucharist, there would not be a livable sacrament of matrimony. What are we saying? We are saying that Christ intended these two...
by Editor | Aug 31, 2019 | Eucharist, Mass
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Introduction How to cope with abuses in the Eucharistic Liturgy. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an infinite source of Divine Grace. It must be celebrated with great reverence and in accord with the carefully structured rules for the Mass...
