Because we know that the Holy Eucharist is so much more than a symbol, we step into Heaven with it, and we could not be elsewhere — for when we receive, we are with Jesus.

One of the most fundamental teachings and practices of the Catholic Church is the Holy Eucharist. The Church derives its life from the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the “source and summit” of the ...

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, Germany, and Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich elevate the Eucharist during Mass in the cathedral in Fulda, Germany, on Sept. 23, 2014 (CNS photo/Jorg ...

Reception of holy Communion on the tongue has been a tradition of the Church for more than 15 centuries. It began, largely, as an effort to affirm that the Eucharist was not a symbol or a ritual ...

John Healey’s “Symbols Are Not ‘Just Symbols’” (12/23) is for me a strong affirmation of my practice in taking the Eucharist to federal prisoners over many years.

Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of the priesthood. Saturday, June 28, 2025 A service of ...

We need to be very familiar with the world of liturgy, because for us to be truly human and Christian we need to have our life to be liturgical.