Prayer after Communion — why do they read, what do the words mean and which one to choose

In the Orthodox tradition, Communion is considered the main sacrament in which a person unites with Christ, accepting His Body and Blood under the guise of bread and wine. This moment is the peak of ...
National Catholic Register

Praying for the Dead: Sweetest of the Spiritual Works of Mercy

COMMENTARY: The Catholic faith does not believe everyone who dies goes to heaven. It does believe that the dead may need our help and that our prayers and sacrifices can indeed help them. Because the ...
America Magazine

Broken and Given: The Body of Christ as Real Presence

This Sunday’s readings call the faithful to reconsider the most holy body and blood of Christ in light of extreme divisions facing our country and world. This Sunday, the readings draw out three ...
Opinion
The Fort Morgan TimesOpinion

Accountability and encouragement — Growing strong together in prayer | The Power of Prayer

Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds… encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” — Hebrews 10:24-25 As I write ...
America Magazine

Language matters. The Eucharist is more than ‘the body of Jesus.’

Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis carries the Eucharist in a monstrance during a procession June 19, 2021. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit) ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Investigation underway for potential Eucharistic miracle in small Indiana town

MORRIS, Ind. (WKRC) — The Archdiocese of Indianapolis said that an investigation is underway into a potential Eucharistic miracle at Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Morris, a small town in ...