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September / October 2019


Redemptorist Dennis J. Billy continues his series on authors and Church figures who wrote on the Eucharist, in this issuing focusing on the late Jean Vanier, one of the founders of L’Arche and a man of extraordinary grace and consistent witness to the dignity of every person. There are other articles and features for your reflection and prayer as we move into the rhythm of a new pastoral and academic year.

Table of Contents


From the Editor
From the Editor (September/October 2019) Free Article
by Anthony Schueller, SSS
Eucharist: Living & Evangelizing
Eucharist: Living & Evangelizing
Eucharistic Teachings
Jean Vanier on the Eucharist
by Dennis J. Billy, CSsR
Eucharistic Teachings
Eucharistic Spirituality
Eucharistic Spirituality
Eucharistic Spirituality
Pastoral Liturgy
Eucharist & Culture
Eucharist & Culture (September/October 2019) Free Article
by Various Authors
Eucharistic Witness
Issue Credits

Articles


From the Editor


Free Article

From the Editor (September/October 2019)

In the past when I heard the word accompaniment, my thoughts inevitably ran to images of a pianist or an ensemble whose playing supports a soloist in performance, or [...]

Eucharist: Living & Evangelizing


Discovering the Rich Treasures of Popular Piety, Part I

Popular piety, nourished by the word of God and reflecting the encounter of faith and culture, can be for many a powerful complement to the Church’s liturgical [...]

Ministry Leadership Lessons from Moses

Moses was a great leader, a powerful man. His life and example convey profound lessons of service and compassion. Not many people would be able to place into a [...]

Eucharistic Teachings


Jean Vanier on the Eucharist

Everything Jean Vanier did was inspired by his faith in Jesus and his firm belief that Christ has a special place in his heart for the poor and marginalized. [...]

Musings on the Church and Theology

The Church is changing and changing fast. What will the future Catholic Church be like? “The temptation is found, in present controversy and in our interpretation of [...]

Eucharistic Spirituality


The Rule of Law, Not the Law of Rules: A Gospel Perspective

I. The Rule of Law versus the Law of Rules Oliver Wendell Holmes observed that, “The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.” That pithy sentence [...]

Pondering the Parables: The Parable of the Two Sons

Parables were integral to Jesus’ teaching ministry. His stories engaged the minds and hearts of his listeners and revealed the deeper meaning of their lives and [...]

Counsels for Spiritual Life from Saint Peter Julian Eymard

The Hidden Holiness of Jesus Christ The Apostle of the Eucharist was also a guide to the interior life and to Eucharistic spirituality for many. In a conference to [...]

Pastoral Liturgy


Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass, Part V

The Catholic Church cherishes the relationship between the Eucharistic celebration and worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. In our review of Holy Communion and [...]

Breaking the Word


Scriptural Reflections – Homiletics (September/October 2019)

September 1, 2019 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Psalm 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14 We are moving [...]

Eucharist & Culture


Free Article

Eucharist & Culture (September/October 2019)

Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review UNTITLED (AFRICAN LAST SUPPER) Unsigned Painting on Cloth Africa (likely Uganda), circa 2011 Collection Congregation [...]

Eucharistic Witness


Eucharistic Witness (September/October 2019)

Christine Anderson Cleveland, Ohio How does one know when the soul has been touched by the gentleness of the Eucharist — that subtle spark that ignites a need to [...]

Issue Credits

Editor Anthony Schueller, SSS
Art Director Manager John Christman, SSS
Layout Kay Vincent
Circulation Manager Elizabeth Zaller
Book Review Editor Patrick Riley
Photography

John Christman, SSS
Keith Chevalier

Board

Lisa Marie Belz, OSU
Thomas Dragga
James Menkaus
Gilbert Ostdiek, OFM

Cover

UNTITLED (AFRICAN LAST SUPPER)
Unsigned; Painting on Cloth
Africa (likely Uganda), circa 2011
Collection Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
Province of Saint Ann
Gift of Dennis Ruane, SSS