Eucharistic prayer
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.
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.
Six suggestions for the Catholic bishops’ document on the Eucharist
By Thomas Reese — September 7, 2021
(RNS) — The U.S. bishops’ document on the Eucharist could be helpful — if they do it right.
The future of Catholic liturgical reform
By Thomas Reese — April 13, 2021
(RNS) — Other than sex, nothing is more heatedly debated in the Catholic Church than the liturgy.
American Catholics, meet the Communion service
By Thomas Reese — May 14, 2020
(RNS) — The coronavirus may force American Catholics to experience what liturgical life is like in the Amazon, where there are few priests and many faithful.
The Eucharist is about more than Christ becoming present
By Thomas Reese — August 15, 2019
(RNS) — Using Aristotelian concepts to explain Catholic mysteries in the 21st century is a fool’s errand. When was the last time you met an Aristotelian outside a Catholic seminary?
Fighting wildfire with prayer, Catholics turn to Eucharistic adoration
By Kimberly Winston — November 29, 2017
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (RNS) — To bring healing from the ashes of the most destructive wildfires in California history, hundreds across the country practice Eucharistic adoration, prayer before an altar where they believe Christ's body is present.
Kneeling at NFL liturgies — it’s a little strange for a Catholic
By Thomas Reese — September 26, 2017
(RNS) — From a Catholic perspective, the controversy over kneeling during the national anthem is strange.
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