As the wheels of this world turn again, and knowing some places are just now beginning to open back up, the question to ask isn’t about Christ’s role in our salvation history.
Rather, it’s whether or not we are prepared to be… … Continue readingJesus, How I’ve Missed You
Would you die for a consecrated Host? It’s one thing to ask if you’d be willing to die for Jesus but it’s an entirely different thing to ask whether you would give up your life for a little round, flat piece of bread that you believe is Jesus. … Continue readingThe True Presence and Our Conviction
One Sunday at Mass when he was around seven years old, Peter slid out of the pew and, before Jay even realized what was happening, he ran right up onto the altar and grabbed our Pastor’s vestments IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONSECRATION! … Continue readingLike Small Children, Run to Jesus
Kinda a Big Deal So, the Eucharist is kinda a big deal. No crap, Sherlock. It would be the first sentence of “Catholicism for Dummies.” And even after that they would add “duh.” But let me be real. This is a truth that I know … Continue readingThe Mass is EVERYTHING (so why doesn’t it feel that way?)
My pursuit to be an authentic believer was noble. The problem is that I placed myself at the center of my pursuit instead of Jesus. Insisting that I must fully and intellectually grasp the miracle of the Eucharist was essentially to put myself on the level of the divine. … Continue readingImproving My Relationship with the Real Presence