Believing Where the Senses Fail

My life as a practicing Catholic started with the Eucharist. In my freshman year of high…

Jesus Waits

Quomodo sedet sola civitas: “How lonely sits the city that once was full of people!” Each…

The Eucharist: A Hidden Deity

Let’s be honest. Out of all the teachings of the Catholic Church, by far one of…

An Introduction to Eucharistic Miracles

Miracles instill wonder and awe by accomplishing that which cannot normally be accomplished. They often come…

The Real and Mystical Body of Christ

Uncontroversial statement: the greatest part about being Catholic is receiving the awe-inspiring gift of the Eucharist.…

Marana Tha and The Three Comings of Christ

The Aramaic term Marana tha (or Maranatha) occurs only once in the New Testament, in 1 Cor. 16:22. It…

True Presence and the Empty Self

In a moment of climactic despair, the hero of Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise spreads his arms to…

Study Shows Declining Belief in the Eucharist

In a recent video, Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles, California, asserted, “Something is going deeply wrong”…

Professors Reflect on the Eucharist

Professors Peter Kreeft and Gregorio Montejo offer their reflections on the Eucharist.

Communion and the Churches

Even though my Protestant background makes my beliefs in transubstantiation different from those of Catholics, I…