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When it comes to telling what the Eucharist is, so often it isn't a question of describing the sacrament as "this" or "that." So often it comes down to saying that the Eucharist is both "this" and "that." Is the Eucharist about God or is it about us? It is all about God and it is all about us, able to touch every dimension of our actual existence. Similarly, the Eucharist is all about the divine and all about the world around us. Interestingly, the fall 2005 world Synod of Bishops, devoted to the Eucharist, titled its concluding statement "The Eucharist: Living Bread for the Peace of the World," incorporating concerns for peace and social justice into these reflections at some length. Is the Eucharist something God does or something we do? Both. It is God's gift of love to us, and it is our gift of love to God. |
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Is there one correct name for the Eucharist?
By Sister Janet Baxendale, SCCatholic News Service
How do we name the infinite, the eternal, the inexhaustible, that which is essentially "mystery"? Is there any one name for the Eucharist?
Down through the ages, under the Holy Spirit's guidance, the church has mined God's word in her effort to find appropriate ways to express the riches in the inestimable gift that the Eucharist is. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (Nos. 1328-1349) tells us that the Eucharist is named:
How I talk to teens about the Eucharist
By Allan F. WrightCatholic News Service
Often when I begin a lesson for teenagers about the Eucharist I bring in a can of Coca Cola and a bargain-basement cola. I challenge a volunteer to taste both and tell me which one is the real Coke. Without fail, the student chooses correctly. They can recognize the real thing!
When it comes to love, we too want the real thing, not a cheap imitation. The Eucharist is the real thing, it is Jesus, and he is love personified.
Doing our part really matters at Mass
By Father Lawrence E. MickCatholic News Service
"I don't get anything out of Mass. It's so boring!"
The voice was that of a teenager who came to Mass regularly with her parents. I struggled to find an adequate response.
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 This Week's Discussion Point: How does the Sunday Eucharist link (or shape) your life during the week? |
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