Dr. Christopher Blum explains how the sacraments are themselves divine acts instituted by Christ to be the ordinary means by which we receive Christ's transforming grace and are empowered to become like him.
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Up Next in Chapter 12: Meeting Jesus Christ in Word and Sacrament
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The Miracle at Every Mass
Fr. John Riley speaks to the miracle of transubstantiation that takes place at every Mass at the words of consecration in the Eucharistic Prayer, by which bread and wine become the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ.
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The Wonder of Water
Dr. Sean Innerst reflects upon the extraordinary role that water plays in our world, and in particular its integral relationship to life on earth.
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What Do Catholics Believe about the E...
A quick overview of the Eucharist highlights its unique place in the sacramental economy as the "source and summit" of the Christian life and the sacrament to which the other six are ordered. The reason for this can be summed up very succinctly by recognizing that the Eucharist is "Christ fully p...
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