The feeding of the five thousand and the Eucharist
By Father Ryan Stenger. The only one of the miracles of Jesus that is included in all four of the Gospel accounts is his feeding of the crowd of five […]
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Entries by David Cooley
The Bread of Life discourse — have you come to believe?
By Father Michael Comer. “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you will not have life within you.” Jesus spoke these words to […]
In the sacrament of the Eucharist, why bread and wine?
By Father Daniel Schomaker. The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life. The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound […]
Scratching the surface of ‘an inexhaustible mystery’
By David Cooley. Under the direction of Bishop Roger Foys, the Office of Catechesis and Evangelization has teamed up with the Messenger to produce catechetical articles on the Eucharist. Long-term […]
‘In the Beginning … ’ The Eucharist prefigured in the Old Testament
By Dr. Alma Burnette. “In beginning created Elohim (…) the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 In the center of this verse, in Hebrew, is an untranslatable word, which is […]
Real Presence in the Eucharist
By Father Jeffrey VonLehmen. In the Gospels Jesus says, “This is my body” and “This is my blood.” What does that mean to each of us? How is Jesus present […]
The Truth is ‘Out There’
By Deacon Timothy Britt. There is a show on T.V. called “The X Files.” It’s about two F.B.I. agents who investigate strange and unexplained events, like ghosts and UFOs. The […]
The Church has been here before and done amazing things
By David Cooley. It seems like a growing number of people that I’ve spoken to lately are having a difficult time finding joy in life. This worries me, especially as […]
Natural Family Planning is about love, life, freedom and gift
By David Cooley. In the midst of all that is going on in our country and in our world, it’s not surprising that Natural Family Planning Awareness Week (July 19-25) […]
Who is my neighbor? — A lesson from ‘The Twilight Zone’
By David Cooley. I continue to be amazed by our divided nation. A wise priest once told me that you can always see where the devil is hard at work […]