Eucharist

Training Catholics in Eucharistic Doctrine By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. We now move into the practical aspect of our reflections on the Eucharistic Apostolate: training Catholics in Eucharistic Doctrine. By training, we mean both instruction of the mind and inspiration of the will. In Catholic vocabulary, training means enlightening the mind in order to […]

Motivation for Promoting Eucharistic Adoration By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. As we come to the end of our Eucharistic Retreat, we still have one more important area to prayerfully consider: the motivation for promoting Eucharistic Adoration. Here we ask ourselves, “How do we convince people that Eucharistic Adoration is desirable?” I use the word […]

Mary, Mother of God, Mother of the Holy Eucharist By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. No retreat on the Holy Eucharist would be complete without at least one meditation on the Blessed Virgin Mary. We know adoration is due to God alone because He alone is worthy of veneration as the source and destiny of […]

The Sacred Heart is the Holy Eucharist By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back to the early Church in the time of divine revelation. Just like all other true devotions in the Catholic Church, devotion to the Sacred Heart is based on true doctrine and divinely revealed […]