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The Eucharist
The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the Mass as sacrifice, with the biblical and early Christian case for both.
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Is Missing Mass a Sin? The Sunday Obligation Explained
Is missing Mass a sin? Scripture, the Church Fathers and the Catechism explain the Sunday obligation, who is excused, and the way back through Confession.
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Is Receiving Only the Host Enough? Communion Under One Kind Explained
Is receiving only the Host enough? Scripture, the Church Fathers and the Council of Trent show why the whole Christ, Body and Blood, is received under one kind.
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Leavened or Unleavened Bread: Does It Matter for the Eucharist?
Leavened or unleavened bread? The Council of Florence defined that Christ's Body is truly confected in both. Why the azymes dispute never justified schism.
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Infant Communion: Why Does the Latin Church Wait?
Eastern Catholics give infants Communion; Latin Catholics wait. Why the Latin practice is discipline, not doctrine, and why both live in one Catholic Church.
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Is the Catholic Priesthood Biblical?
All believers are priests and Christ is the one High Priest. So why ordained priests? Exodus, Korah, Luke 22, John 20, Romans 15 and the Fathers answer.
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Can Oriental Orthodox Christians Receive Communion at a Catholic Mass?
Catholic law (canon 844 §3) allows it, but your own Church generally does not. Why the Eucharist is the sign of full unity, and where that unity is found.
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Can Catholics Receive Communion in an Orthodox Church?
Can Catholics receive Communion in an Orthodox church? Normally, no. The narrow canon 844 exception, the Orthodox discipline, and what to do instead.
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What Is Transubstantiation, and Is It Biblical?
What is transubstantiation, and is it biblical? What the Church means by substance and appearances, the Bible's case, and Reformed and Lutheran objections.
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What Did the Early Church Fathers Believe About the Eucharist?
What did the early Church Fathers believe about the Eucharist? From the Didache to Augustine, they called it Christ's flesh and blood. Sources quoted.
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Why Can't Protestants Receive Communion at Mass?
Why can't Protestants receive Communion at Mass? Because Communion is a public sign of one faith and one Church. The Bible, the Catechism, and the Fathers.
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Do Catholics Re-Sacrifice Jesus at Every Mass?
Do Catholics re-sacrifice Jesus at Mass? No. Hebrews says Christ was offered once for all; the Mass makes that one sacrifice present, from Scripture.
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Is John 6 Just Symbolic?
Is John 6 just symbolic? A close reading of John 6:51–69, the "flesh is of no avail" objection, and why Catholics see the Eucharist in it.
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Is the Eucharist Really the Body and Blood of Jesus?
Is the Eucharist really the body and blood of Jesus? John 6, the Last Supper, and Paul say yes. The Bible case for the Real Presence, objections answered.