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Why Do Catholics Exclude Others from Receiving the Eucharist?

By | July 16, 2012

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Only Catholics can receive the Eucharist at Mass because the Eucharist is the Sacrament of our unity in Christ; those who receive it need to have unity in the Faith.

The practice of excluding some people from Holy Communion is a Biblically based, ancient Christian discipline observed by both Catholics and many Protestants.

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Why Do Catholics Fast before Mass?

By | June 21, 2012

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Fasting is all about the “disposition” of your soul. That means the “condition” or “state” that your soul is in. In order to prepare the soul, we have to prepare the body.

We are physical beings. When we force our body to do something hard, like not eat or drink, it reminds us that hunger and thirst for spiritual food is even more important.

Since the body and soul make up the one person that you are, they have to do things together . . . like get ready for Jesus in the Eucharist.

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Holy Thursday Devotional

By | April 5, 2012

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Listen “Remembrance” by Matt Maher Listen on iTunes Listen on YouTube Reflect “Rabbi, where are you staying?” Each day the Church responds: Christ is present in the Eucharist, in the sacrament of His death and resurrection. In and through the Eucharist, you acknowledge the dwelling-place of the Living God in human history. For the Eucharist is the Sacrament of the Love which conquers death. It is the Sacrament of the Covenant, pure Gift of Love for the reconciliation Read more [...]

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This Is My Body: One Girl’s Journey From Doubt to Belief

By | April 4, 2012

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Joanna and I became friends in college, when I was a junior and she was a freshman. Her family had converted to Catholicism when she was a teenager and she struggled to embrace their new beliefs. I was a theology major who loved my Catholic faith and a good discussion. Joanna would often knock on my door, offer me a pudding snack, and spend hours grilling me about the Church. Not Just a Symbol Joanna’s biggest issue with the Catholic Church was the Eucharist. Having been raised Episcopalian, Read more [...]

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Purpose of Prayer (John Paul II Lenten Reflections)

By | April 11, 2011

Like the very first disciples, we come to Christ eager to learn how to pray (Luke 11:1). By teaching us the “Our Father” Christ establishes the pattern for all prayer. He explains our relationship with God and with one another: God is our Creator. He is our Redeemer. With him as our common Father we are brothers and sisters to one another. When Jesus prays he uses the Aramaic word “Abba” (Mark 14:36), which is what small children would have called their fathers. Only Christ, the Eternal Read more [...]

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Camp Tepeyac 2010, Week 10 (EDGE), Day 5

By | July 17, 2010

On day 5 of EDGE Camp at Tepeyac, the teens go crazy for the infamous Messy Games! They also enter into to prayer and bible study.

Photos are from Camp Tepeyac Summer Camp 2010, Week 10, for middle school (EDGE) youth. The camp theme is “Behold the Mystery.” Camp host is Beth Davis and the musician is Matt Franklin.

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Camp Tepeyac 2010, Week 10 (EDGE), Day 2

By | July 14, 2010

Day 2 of EDGE Camp at Tepeyac! The teens are settling in. Teens beheld the mystery on Day 2 with a Catholic Bible Study, Praise and Worship, the Rosary, Mass and a Eucharistic procession through camp. There was also a TON of fun! Water games, volleyball, basketball, soccer, and a Mission Adventure.

Photos are from Camp Tepeyac Summer Camp 2010, Week 10, for middle school (EDGE) youth. The camp theme is “Behold the Mystery.” Camp host is Beth Davis and the musician is Matt Franklin.

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2.17 – What is a Sacrament?

By | May 5, 2010

What is a Sacrament? How do we explain it?

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1.05 – Doesn’t Jesus Like Sharing? Non-Catholics and the Eucharist.

By | March 11, 2009

Olivia, Fr. J, and Matt Smith help explain why the Church says the Eucharist is a Catholic-only thing.

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