I don’t know about you, but I take Jesus at His word and in today’s gospel, Jesus is very clear. He tells us “whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.”[1] Jesus could not be clearer in today’s Gospel, if we want eternal life, we must literally eat His body… Continue reading Corpus Christi 2020
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Corpus Christi 2019
I think we all know the reality. All we have to do is look around us and we pretty quickly realize that the majority of Catholics don’t go to church. As a matter of fact, less than 35% of Catholics claim that they go to church regularly.[1] 35%, let’s just be honest, that is… Continue reading Corpus Christi 2019
Corpus Christi 2018
I thought we’d start today’s homily with a little pop quiz. Which of the following expresses our belief in the Eucharist? Option A: The Eucharist is a remembrance of Jesus’ death for us. B. The Eucharist is truly the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ. C. The Eucharist is a mere symbol… Continue reading Corpus Christi 2018
Corpus Christi 2017
I don’t know about you, but I take Jesus at His word and in today’s gospel, Jesus is very clear. He tells us that if we want eternal life we must literally eat His body and drink His blood. The people who heard this teaching knew that He was speaking literally and the… Continue reading Corpus Christi 2017
Corpus Christi Year C
In just a few minutes when we approach the altar to receive Holy Communion, what will we see? What will we be thinking? What will we be holding in our hearts? How we answer these questions depends on what, or I should say, who we believe the Eucharist is. … Continue reading Corpus Christi Year C
Solemnity of Corpus Christi 2014
Sunday June 23, 2014: Solemnity of Corpus Christi St. Joseph Parish Cottleville, Missouri, U.S.A. Dt 8:2-3, 14B-16A / PS 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 / 1 Cor 10:16-17 / JN 6:51-58 Do you take Jesus at His word? Do you believe the Bible to be true? Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel that we must… Continue reading Solemnity of Corpus Christi 2014
