Eucharist
Streaming the Eucharist should be banned
By Thomas Reese — April 2, 2024
(RNS) — Those watching online only have an illusion of the Eucharist.
The Catholic Church needs married priests now
By Thomas Reese — February 26, 2024
(RNS) — At the Last Supper, Jesus said, 'Do this in memory of me.' He did not say, 'Be celibate.'
The Synod on Synodality called for better liturgy. Will anyone listen?
By Thomas Reese — February 6, 2024
(RNS) — If the church is to have a Eucharistic revival, its liturgical texts should promote active participation by all people.
We want God to be like Batman
By Thomas Reese — July 26, 2023
(RNS) — Deep in our hearts, we want God to beat up our enemies and punish evildoers.
The ‘double effects’ of men behaving badly
By Phyllis Zagano — March 13, 2023
(RNS) — How some bishops and lay groups have become the de facto Catholic morality police.
Eucharistic prayer is the heart of the Eucharist
By Thomas Reese — February 7, 2023
(RNS) — The Eucharistic prayer is the most important and least understood prayer in the Mass.
The Jewish roots of the Eucharist
By Thomas Reese — January 31, 2023
(RNS) — Today’s Christian Eucharist is a combination of the Jewish synagogue service and Passover meal as adapted by the early Jewish Christians.
The Eucharist is about more than the real presence
By Thomas Reese — January 24, 2023
(RNS) — The Eucharist is not to make Jesus present so we can worship him.
Eucharist, sacrament of unity and source of division
By Thomas Reese — July 5, 2022
(RNS) — Francis’ letter is a heartfelt cry to end the liturgical wars.
Pelosi now barred from Communion in at least four dioceses
By Jack Jenkins — May 26, 2022
(RNS) — Some of the bishops, all belonging to a small but vocal group of conservatives, seemed to point to an article of church law that they said compelled them to follow each other’s lead.
If Nancy Pelosi is denied Communion, why not William Barr?
By John Gehring — May 24, 2022
(RNS) — Punishing one and celebrating the other, some Catholic leaders act like mere partisans.
Banned from Communion in San Francisco, Pelosi receives Eucharist in Washington
By Jack Jenkins — May 23, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — During a homily before Communion, the priest at the church railed against 'election deniers and Vatican II deniers.'
Holy Thursday is a Christian Passover, when we remember who we are
By Thomas Reese — April 11, 2022
(RNS) — Christians cannot understand the Eucharist unless they understand the Jewish Passover.
Mark, a Gospel for Ordinary Time
By Thomas Reese — January 11, 2022
(RNS) — Of the four Gospel writers, Mark is the one you would not want to invite to dinner. But he is the one who will challenge you to listen more carefully and to think more deeply about Jesus.
Pope Francis is asking the US bishops to listen to the people. Will they?
By Phyllis Zagano — December 3, 2021
(RNS) — Only half of the US bishops appear interested in what the people of God think.
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