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Body and Blood of Christ
June 23, 2019
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

Why Go to Church?

Why would Catholics go each week to be handed a flat wafer called a “host” and perhaps a small sip of wine? It seems like a lot of trouble, and would appear to have very little to do with the spiritual quest.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

Eucharist as God’s Physical Embrace

On the night before his death, having exhausted what he could do with words, Jesus went beyond them. He gave us the Eucharist.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Feeding on Flesh

It is not so hard to understand why Jesus would feed those people with the flesh that is fish. They were hungry, and they were used to eating fish. But why would Jesus feed people with his own flesh?

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Reflections

Larry Gillick

Christ's Presence

Believe it or not, in the text of the Spiritual Exercises, by St. Ignatius, there is a section of “Rules for Eating.”

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

A Hard Question

Nearly one in five people worldwide is chronically malnourished
—too hungry to lead a productive, active life. “Why do you yourselves not give them something to eat?”

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Solidarity

What do we believe Jesus meant when he said, “Do this in remembrance of me”? To what does “this” refer? Could it mean more than one thing?

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A Poem to Sit With

J. Janda

you are in my hands

oh, I have a plan for you

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