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The Western Church asserted the body and blood are present at the completion of the words of consecration. The Eastern Church supported the view that the real presence takes place through the epiclesis (the prayer for the sending or coming of the Spirit to sanctify the gifts of bread and wine).
Downward mobility. It invites each of us to recalibrate.
Today we remember those who have gone before us—especially those who may have no one to pray for them.
Is it all right to shop on Sunday if you really need something? Not long ago, my daughter asked me on a Sunday to check at a nearby store to get some special dishes for a party she was having. I did so and bought the dishes.
It wasn’t until God’s people utilized the lesson from the desert that they made Jericho’s walls fall to the ground.
All Saints’ Day reminds us that we are not alone on the journey. We’re surrounded by a cloud of witnesses, cheering us on.
Too often, the fast-paced haze of life has us whirling at a speed where we feel like we’re moving so quickly from one thing to the next.
Halloween, or All Hallows’ Eve, is a reminder that death is not the end, but rather a crucial part of the journey to new life.
Fear is human. It’s universal. It’s almost become a companion for some in these fractured times.
Can the obligation to attend Mass on holy days be fulfilled before or after the actual day?
