Canon law states, “One who is to receive the most Holy Eucharist is to abstain from any food or drink, with the exception only of water and medicine, for at least the period of one hour before ...

But for many Catholics across the United States, the eucharist, also called holy communion, is something wholly apart from partisan skirmishes. It is quite literally about God. Image.

The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments. Of these, the Eucharist stands apart. St. Thomas Aquinas called it the “Sacrament of Sacraments.” The Eucharist is the Real Presence of Jesus ...

Let it be enough for you to understand that it is by the Holy Spirit, just as it was of the Holy Virgin and by the Holy Spirit that the Lord, through and in himself, took flesh. [St. John ...

Communion has been described as the 'fount and apex of the whole Christian life.' Geoffrey Clements/Corbis/VCG via Getty ImagesThe biannual U.S. Catholic bishops’ meeting received more than its ...

The Eucharist’s finality, in terms of communion and the Holy Spirit, emerges also in Bonaventure. His use of the traditional threefold sacramental structure in his theology of this sacrament ...

The Holy Eucharist and the Hint of an Explanation Far too many self-professed Catholics today reject the notion of Holy Communion. by S.A. McCarthy. May 25, 2024, 10:32 PM ...

So, when we look at marriage, we see that—like the Eucharist—it is a “sign” and a “mystery” (Ephesians 5:32). Each illumines the other. Each helps us understand what the other is.

AMARTÍNEZ, HOST: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to approve a position paper on the meaning of the Eucharist, or Holy Communion.

It is found in the history, practice and theology of Holy Communion itself. Eucharist in early Christianity. In the formative years of Christianity around 2,000 years ago, ...

The biannual U.S. Catholic bishops’ meeting received more than its usual attention this June due to one particular item on its agenda: a proposed document on the Sacrament of the Eucharist, a ritual ...

It is found in the history, practice and theology of Holy Communion itself. Eucharist in early Christianity. In the formative years of Christianity around 2,000 years ago, ...