of the human person from conception until natural death
Known in English as the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Lat. Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi), this feast honors Jesus Christ, really, truly, and substantially present under the appearances of bread and wine. This Presence happens through the change that the Church calls transubstantiation (“change of…
Seemingly mundane, the conversations Jesus often has with various people, such as the Woman Caught in Adultery and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, frequently involve Jesus asking questions that reveal a deeper truth. Since conversations are more concrete and direct, unlike parables, they show Jesus engaged with real, historical individuals.
The Gospel portrays Jesus as telling His disciples that He is the vine, God the Father is the vine grower and that we are the branches. What are the implications…
Nature and dignity 