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It Is Up To Us!

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(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) When the Mass is presented as something casual, entertaining, or improvisational, the whole point of it disappears.  If the priest conducts himself as if Christ were not truly present in the Eucharist, why should the lay people in his parish think the Eucharist means anything? Why should they bother to go to Mass at all?...[C]lose to two-thirds of American Catholics say they don’t believe in the True Presence of Christ in the Eucharist – and many of those are among the twenty-five percent who still attend Mass…it’s up to the laity to know the laws about texts, gestures, the sacred objects used, and the proper conduct of the Mass; to obey those laws; and to see that the clergy obeys them, too.  It’s up to us to call our priests back to due reverence when it comes to matters of taste that aren’t covered by law.  Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D.

How Much Do You Love God?

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It is time to be blunt and honest: we do not love our Lord as we ought and as He deserves! He has been here among us for more than 2,000 years, yet for all practical purposes we have abandoned and ignored Him. Such neglect must come to an end! Stirring Slumbering Souls – 250 Eucharistic Reflections wants to do something about this insulting neglect of such a great Gift. Read what noted Catholic author Anne Costa has to say about this book: “This book accomplished what author Michael Seagriff hoped: that is to ignite my heart and stir my soul to love Jesus more and more. The words contained in this volume speak Truth and breathe Life and offer the reader a broad sampling of some of the finest thoughts and reflections on the Eucharist--our source and summit and surest Love. I can't wait to get to Adoration !” Get your copy today and begin to quench our Lord’s Thirst for our love!