Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn I’ve always wondered why in the world God wants us to worship Him. It never quite made sense to me that a loving God would possess an ego so big that He’d ask His kids to fall down at his feet. But then, one day, I heard an analogy that […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Something More There’s something moreBeyond that doorThan what meets the eyeTiny HostWe adore the mostOn the altar there abides Appears as breadChrist, risen from the dead,The ultimate sacrificeWho we abhor with our sinBy his mercy, He lets us inTo gaze upon Him, pure and white Body, Blood, Soul, DivinityExposèd here […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Something special is going on in our country right now. I love it! The entire United States is in the midst of a three-year Eucharistic Revival. Think of the long-term impact! What a beautiful time in our Catholic Church for all its members – the oldest all the way to […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “Alright kids, why do we go to Mass?”  We ask a variation of that question every time we arrive at our parish parking lot, usually sweaty and disheveled from wrangling four (soon to be five) children into the van. A mini call-to-action and reminder of why Mass is important, they […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Children learn so much from watching their parents. Without even realizing it, we are all teaching our children about the Real Presence with the gestures we show the Eucharist. Attending any part of the National Eucharistic Revival or Pilgrimage certainly qualifies as a loving gesture, but small, everyday actions also […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn I stared at my computer at the half-written essay. I had been working on it for one of my toughest classes and feared it wouldn’t be finished before it was due at 11:59pm that night. I also knew that I might not have been able to finish, because our soccer […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Your flesh dwells within me Your breath my life now be My heart is with one accord Whence receiveth Thy Holy Word Overabundant be Thy Grace  In the Holy Eucharist I now face All contained within suffice To sustain me for this life And upon death’s calling The greatest joy […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Our Lord Jesus Christ calls to our hearts. He humbles Himself in the form of Bread — a simple Host — in order to be available to us — to remain with us, to heal our wounded hearts, and nourish us with His abiding and incomprehensible Love and Mercy. He […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Living in Utah, it was only a matter of time before an LDS (Mormon) missionary came knocking on our door. They were very kind, but the conversation quickly moved on to more “ultimate” things. I was honest and said, “I could never leave the Catholic faith because I would miss […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn This is the third installment of our series on bringing children to adoration as part of a response to the USCCB’s call for a Eucharistic Revival. In the first part of the series, we looked at why it is both appropriate and important for children to go to adoration. In […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Welcome to the second part of our series on bringing children to adoration. In case you missed it, the first part is here. In the first part, we established that not only is it acceptable to bring children before the Lord in adoration, it is, in fact, encouraged. Jesus makes […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn How can billions of men and women believe that what their eyes see as bread is God? How can sane people support the claim by the Catholic Church according to which, at Holy Mass, bread becomes the Body of Jesus, and wine becomes His Blood? The Church teaches that the […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn This year, the USCCB has announced a three-year Eucharistic Revival. The goal of the revival is to draw people to the Eucharist, the source and summit of our faith. A significant way that this call for revival is being lived out is through an increase in Eucharistic adoration in parishes […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn What but as bread, This appears to beIs You, Lord, it’s truly TheeIt is You, Lord, I now receiveThis is true, not just because I believe My belief cannot createCan’t sew a seed, give man a mateCan’t fashion out of dustOne who knows You, merciful and just Alone, I am […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn On June 19, 2022, the Feast of Corpus Christi, the United States Council of Catholic Bishops will begin a three-year focus on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist that is intended to be a National Eucharistic Revival! Many resources will be available to help Catholics learn more about […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Struggling to Believe in the Eucharist? If you are Catholic and struggling to believe in the Church’s teaching on the Eucharist, you are not alone. A Pew Research Center survey suggests: “… nearly seven-in-ten Catholics (69%) say they personally believe that during Catholic Mass, the bread and wine used in […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The Feast of Corpus Christi on June 19, 2022, will mark a special moment in Eucharistic devotion for the United States. The USCCB will launch a multi-year Eucharistic revival which will culminate in a National Eucharistic Congress. Throughout the next three years, dioceses and parishes will foster a deeper love […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Incense – A Long History Incense has been used in sacred worship for over five thousand years. Long before Christian worship began burning fragrant aromas in liturgy, the Egyptians began using incense in a religious way during the Fifth Dynasty, between 2494 and 2345 BC. Many Asiatic religions have used […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “Parousia: The Bible and the Mass” We are proud to share with you a phenomenal Bible study series at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology called “Parousia: The Bible and the Mass” hosted by Dr. Scott Hahn. Beautifully presented, impeccably edited, with masterful cinematography, we cannot recommend this study […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The eternal debate: receive the Eucharist on the tongue or in the hands? The great debates Catholics get into can be rather heated (and honestly quite entertaining at times), but let’s start with this – Receiving the Eucharist on your tongue vs. in your hands isn’t the determining factor of […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn When choosing songs for a personal or community time of Adoration, look for those that bring glory and honor to Our Lord, lead us into a deeper knowledge of Him, and help us become more aware of the presence of God. Our Catholic-Link team has come up with a playlist of […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Meditation for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ  “These things, brothers and sisters, are called Sacraments, for in them on thing is seen while another is signified.” – Saint Augustine.  The famous psychologist, Zygmunt Bauman, said that getting married today has become like climbing aboard […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The first time I visited the Blessed Sacrament, I was eight years old. I did it in the context of the preparation for my First Communion. The sister who was preparing us told us with much reverence and passion that inside the tabernacle was the door to Heaven. At eight, […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Maybe, you’ve seen our posts about the benefits of Adoration or heard some of your Catholic friends talk about “going to Adoration,” but you still don’t really understand what that means. That’s ok! Though the practice of Adoration has been a part of the Catholic faith since the very beginning, […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The Eucharist is described in the Catechism as the “source and summit” of our faith. Finding the time to go to Adoration can be difficult. But if you can make it happen, committing to regular Adoration with an open heart can have some surprising results. While they were eating, He […]