Fr. Mike Schmitz says sometimes we can be tricked into thinking that the Holy Communion we receive at Mass every Sunday is somehow owed to us; that we have a right to receive it. However, the Eucharist, which is Jesus Christ’s own body and blood, is a divine gift bestowed upon us by our Heavenly […]
Fr. Kirby discusses the need for sanctifying grace available to us through the Sacrament of Confession. Reception of Holy Communion which in a state of mortal sin is a great sacrilege that must be avoided.
Fr. Edward Meeks discusses the Church’s teaching on the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. A 2019 Pew Research poll showed 70% of people who identify as Catholic don’t believe in the real presence. Fr. Meeks explains why these people cannot call themselves Catholics.