This exploration traces the origins of the Christian Eucharist, showing how it evolved ... social and religious associations common in the ancient Mediterranean world. The video also discusses ...

The emphasis on the consecration in old sacramental theology overshadowed what the Eucharist is about. In the ancient church, people received Communion at every Eucharist they attended.

Because this bread and wine have been made Eucharist ('eucharisted,' according to an ancient expression), 'we call this food Eucharist, and no one may take part in it unless he believes that what ...

The Eucharist is not simply a moment for personal ... which is less about piety and more about a diminished sacramental worldview. Here ancient polytheistic lives can instruct us.

In ancient Greece, Aristotle described reality ... The church also spoke of the Eucharist as making present and effective the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. But even here, the concept of ...

In the ancient world, one of their essential roles ... When the early Church celebrated the Eucharist, it certainly considered itself to be doing more than preaching and singing.

but it all comes back to prayer,” she said of the eucharist. “Prayer is about relationship. It is about spending time with our Lord.” For the past week, one of the most ancient and sacred ...

Is that specific, graduated order of sacramental and spiritual communion reflected within the broader traditional understanding of the Eucharist? According to St. Bonaventure, heir of the ancient ...

Pope Francis on Sunday traveled to the ancient Italian city of Matera, where he urged thousands of people gathered in a soccer stadium for Sunday Mass to “rediscover” Eucharistic adoration.