Browsing the 2024 archive of Father Stephen's Columns
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part V: Communion and Unity (8/11/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 10/17/24
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part V: Communion and Unity This is the fifth in a seven-part series on the Eucharist in the Early Church. St. Augustine (4th c.) poetically describes the relationship between receiving Holy Communion and becoming the Church: “therefore receive and eat ... Read More »
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part IV: The New Passover (8/4/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 10/17/24
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part IV: The New Passover This is the fourth in a seven-part series on the Eucharist in the Early Church. Dr. Brant Pitre in his book Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, poses the important question, “How did ... Read More »
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part III: Transubstantiation (7/28/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 10/17/24
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part III: Transubstantiation This is the third in a seven-part series on the Eucharist in the Early Church. Last week, I wrote about the doctrine of the Real Presence, that Jesus Christ is present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity beneath ... Read More »
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part II: The Real Presence (7/21/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 10/17/24
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part II: The Real Presence This is the second in a seven-part series on the Eucharist in the Early Church. The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is one of the most fundamental beliefs that makes us Catholic. ... Read More »
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part I: The Structure of the Early Mass (7/14/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 10/17/24
The Eucharist in the Early Church Part I: The Structure of the Early Mass Above: This is the first in a seven-part series on the Eucharist in the Early Church. In this year of Eucharistic Revival and with the Bread of Life Discourse (Jn. 6) being ... Read More »