For Your Weekend: Believing in the Real Presence

Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Rea d John 6:51–58

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Eucharist is described as the “source and summit of the Christian life.”[1] It is the beginning of our spirituality, the fount from which our faith flows. Simultaneously, it is the highest point of our faith, the apex to which our whole life should be directed and the ultimate goal of our deepest desires. And yet, a 2019 Pew Research Center study found that only 31% of American Catholics believe in th...