Tag Archives: Eucharist

QUAERITUR: shaking down the Lord

From a reader: At the Holy Thursday night mass, there were more hosts than would easily fit into the three ciboria. The deacon held the tops down and gave each one a vigorous shake. When this didn’t quite do it … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Are Orthodox “Masses” valid?

From a reader: A friend of mine, who runs the R.C.I.A. program in my parish, recently told me that an Orthodox Mass is just as valid as a Catholic Mass. Is this true? (I thought that the fact that the … Read More

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Will desecrating the Eucharist receive same attention as burning the Koran?

From a reader: I see that the plan of one small church in America to burn a Koran has gained world-wide attention, interventions by the Secretary of State and religious leaders, and a spot on the BBC’s front page. Does … Read More

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NCReg: Priest Slaps Young Man For Desecrating Eucharist

From an article by Pat Archbold in the National Catholic Register, with my emphases and comments: Recently there has been a rash of desecration of the Eucharist during communion time.  As a result, there have been some calls to restore … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Catholic “seder” meal

From a reader: If you have time this week, I was hoping you could post something about Seder meals and whether or not they are important for Catholics to have them.  It seems that I’m hearing varying responses about it.  … Read More

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FOLLOW UP: McBrien’s “rather adolescently rigid” article… NCR readers react!

Notre Dame’s Richard McBrien says that "Eucharistic adoration, perpetual or not, is a doctrinal, theological, and spiritual step backward, not forward." You can read his sneering NCR article if you want or read it with my commentary HERE. A WDTPRS … Read More

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D. Fort Wayne-South Bend, Bp. D’Arcy’s norms for TABERNACLES

From a reader comes new from the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, where His Excellency the exemplary John M. D’Arcy is bishop.  His Excellency has made a statement about the placement of the tabernacle in churches of the diocese. Document. … Read More

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5th Luminous Mystery: Institution of the Eucharist

We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 5th Luminous Mystery: Institution of the Eucharist The Eucharist, its celebration and the Sacred Species, is the greatest of the sacraments. It is the only of the seven which actually is … Read More

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