Tag Archive: #bodyandblood

This is My Body

A friend in high school once asked me why I wore a Crucifix around my neck. She was a Christian and very devout, so I was surprised at her confusion. “To remember Jesus’ sacrifice,” I said. Her upper lip curled [read more...]

God’s Greatest Gift

What we think of as our lives—the joys and sorrows, the ups and downs of work, marriage, schooling, religious practice and everything that occupies us—is nothing more than the spiritual, physical, emotional, and moral desert in which the Israelites found [read more...]

Eucharist, Not Just a Symbol

“By the Eucharist He feeds His children, not the Manna with which the Jewish People were fed in the desert, but with His adorable Body and His Precious Blood.” ~St. John Vianney 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Year B [read more...]