In the Eucharist, we know that the bread becomes Jesus’ flesh for the life of the world (cf. John 6:33). The Israelites were to eat the flesh, and be filled with bread.

1106. "Together with the anamnesis, the epiclesis is at the heart of each sacramental celebration, most especially of the Eucharist: You ask how the bread becomes the Body of Christ, and the wine ...

Eucharist: The Breaking of Bread. Mark Shea Blogs February 11, 2010. Luke puts bookends on his gospel. There is both a prologue and an afterword to his gospel that are meant to refer us to the ...

As the Eucharist still resembles bread and wine, "it is all to easy to overlook what — or rather who — the Eucharist contains," said Zajac. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP ...

The bread used during the Eucharist may be referred to as “the host,” and not all denominations within the Christian church use the same type of […] Skip to content. All Sections.

Like the first disciples, we need to keep the fire of Jesus' words burning in our hearts. The Eucharist helps.

Pope Francis celebrates the Eucharist during Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 6, 2021. (CNS/Reuters pool/Giuseppe Lami) ...

Ultimately, the eucharist is considered the path to salvation: “Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever,” Jesus told his disciples in the Gospel of John.

Signs of the Times: 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.

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 ...

Maybe the crisis of disbelief in the Eucharist is not as dire as previously thought? A new report from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University aims to dive ...

Pope Francis leads Benediction of the Eucharist during Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican June 6, 2021. (Credit: Giuseppe Lami/Reuters pool via CNS ...