Eucharist

When the church speaks of the need for unity, we typically gravitate to the important work of ecumenism…but, most regrettably, the need for unity has become an increasing and acute concern within our own fold.

Seeing Jesus present in the Eucharist, allows us to be more able to see him in our brothers and sisters — especially those most broken and lost ones.

As someone who leads an apostolate for Catholic pilgrimage, I often get asked which one pilgrimage journey is my favorite. Easy answers recount long, arduous pilgrimages between California missions, or through the Wisconsin farmland that leads us to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a local girl.

My favorite pilgrimage, however, is the one I make each time I attend Mass.

A possible Eucharistic miracle in Connecticut is now under investigation by the Vatican.

“Perhaps a fruit of our Eucharistic Revival will be a reinvigoration of our desire to foster ecclesial communion. It’s the Eucharist itself that establishes and reinforces the communion of believers. The Eucharist is the tie that binds.”

“What happened on Good Friday and what was victoriously completed in the resurrection and ascension of Jesus is represented for us in the Eucharist at every Mass.”

“The local Eucharistic Revival teams encourage everyone to get involved in whatever way they feel revives their own relationship with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.”

The Year of the National Eucharistic Congress and Missionary Sending 2024-25 is the third and final year of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival.