From St. Paul to St. Augustine, the language of ‘bread’ doesn’t deny the Real Presence — it points to the deeper reality of ...

yet as an adult she views the consecrated host as a symbol of Jesus and not the real presence of Christ. It appears as though Guagenti’s understanding of the Eucharist is the same for a majority ...

A recording of a debate about Jesus’ presence in the elements of the Lord’s Supper has inspired a new round of discussion ...

Hoping to offer a more nuanced look into the beliefs of U.S. Catholics, the CARA survey first asked an open-ended question about the Eucharist, avoiding words such as “symbol” and “real ...

But the Eucharistic Revival has a completely different ... Pew found that Catholics believed that the bread and wine were only symbols of Christ’s presence. “Nearly seven-in-ten Catholics ...

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is one of the most important celebrations ...

An even clearer wording, he suggested in a blog post, would be: "Jesus Christ is really present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist" vs. "Bread and wine are symbols of Jesus, but Jesus is not ...

Jesus Christ is truly present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist b. Bread and wine are symbols of Jesus, but Jesus is not truly present c. Not sure Regardless of the official teaching of ...

“It has been scientifically proven that (the Eucharist is) not a symbol, but it is the muscle of the heart of Jesus.” Roxas, a mother of six, said that none of her children continue to go to Mas ...

St. Edward Church in Ashland held a Eucharistic Procession that proceeded down Cottage Street to the Foundations Plaza on Oct. 13. A short program was held. The procession, the first for the ...

The Eucharist is a Catholic ceremony commemorating ... At the core of this ceremony is the idea that the bread and the wine are not just symbols but become “the real body and blood of Jesus ...

Sadly, the Holy Father notes that there are those who believe the Eucharist is “more a symbol than a reality of the Lord’s presence and love.” He laments that “we have lost the sense of ...