New: "The Source of Life: Exploring the Mystery of the Eucharist" by Cardinal Schönborn

Now available from Ignatius Press:

The Source of Life: Exploring the Mystery of the Eucharist

by Christoph Cardinal Schönborn

• Also available as an Electronic Book Download

Cardinal Schoenborn, who regularly gathers the people of his diocese in
the beautiful medieval cathedral of Vienna, Austria, knows how to
communicate the great Christian mysteries in modern ways. He has the
gift to integrate contemporary everyday experience with the knowledge
passed on from tradition and the great thinkers and theologians of the
church.

In this volume, focusing on the beauty and power of the Holy Eucharist,
the renown Cardinal and prolific author also explores how these rituals
often connect to the Jewish roots of the Christian story. Accessible to
all those who want to know more about the essential source of Christian
spirituality in order to elevate the depth of their experience in it,
this work defines the origins of the Eucharist in the Passover
celebration and the Last Supper, along with other key elements of the
liturgy, including sacrifice, transubstantiation, the transformation of
the bread and wine, and the significance of the Eucharist today.

A readable, beautifully insightful book for everyone who desires to
understand and experience more profoundly the central sacrament of
Christian life.

"What a fascinating and enlightening
book! Even well-informed Catholics will find valuable new insights in
this clear exploration of the roots and meaning of the Eucharist. You
will discover a compelling history of the origins and development of
Eucharistic rituals and spirituality, revealing what the Church teaches,
and how they relate to us now." - Vinny Flynn, author of 7 Secrets of the Eucharist

"This book is masterfull
written! It will reveal to you the meaning of the Mass - what it is,
where it comes from, and who you encounter! This book will help you to
fall in love, or fall more deeply in love, with Jesus in the Eucharist."
- Fr. Larry Richards, author of Be a Man

Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, the Archbishop of
Vienna, is a highly regarded spiritual teacher and prolific writer, and a
former student of Pope Benedict XVI. He was the primary editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and has written numerous books including Jesus the Divine Physician, Chance or Purpose?, Behold God's Son, We Have Found Mercy, and Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church.