Lord, by the words of consecration the substance of the bread and wine is converted into the substance of your Body and… — Anthony Mary Claret Copy Share Image
“In the Orthodox ecclesial experience and tradition a sacrament is understood primarily as a revelation of the genuine nature of creation, of… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
My love affair with nature is so deep that I am not satisfied with being a mere onlooker, or nature tourist. I… — Euell Gibbons Copy Share Image
“bread and wine." These species must, therefore, be acci dents, and, having by Transubstantiation lost their con natural subjects, which cannot be… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“When the dispenser of the mysteries of God, takes the bread and the cup of blessing into his hands before the eyes… — Herman Witsius Copy Share Image
Manly natural religion - it is not joining the Church; it is not to believe in a creed, Hebrew, Protestant, Catholic, Trinitarian,… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
Prayer in the sense of petition, asking for things, is a small part of it; confession and penitence are its threshold, adoration… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight — M. F. K. Fisher Copy Share Image
For 2,000 years, the Church has been the cradle in which Mary places Jesus and entrusts Him to the adoration and contemplation… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“The Purpose of the Eucharist lies not in the change of the bread and wine, but in the partaking of Christ, who… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
“What difference does it make if the bread and wine turn into the Body and Blood of Christ and we don't?” — Godfrey Diekman OSB Copy Share Image
There is no good trying to be more spiritual than God. God never meant man to purely spiritual creature. That is why… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“And is it true? And is it true, This most tremendous tale of all… That God was Man in Palestine And lives… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
“As he talked, Pepino roughly diced a concasse into a stainless steel bowl, deftly peeling and deseeding three small, vine-ripened tomatoes in… — Brian O'Reilly Copy Share Image
“The people are hungry,” Mihali said. He lifted his hands, spreading them to encompass the city. “The people need to be fed.… — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“The Cheese Shop is a specialty food store right by campus, and they sell cheese, obviously, but also fancy jams and bread… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
“Two people whose opinion I respect told me that the word "Christian" would turn people off. This certainly says something about the… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
SONG You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And sent me under sun and stars, For… — Sara Teasdale Copy Share Image
Like the sacramental use of water and bread and wine, friendship takes what's common in human experience and turns it into something… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But the gospel doesn't need a coalition devoted to keeping the wrong people out. It needs a family of sinners, saved by… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
And just as He appeared before the holy Apostles in true flesh, so now He has us see Him in the Sacred… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
Every walk to the woods is a religious rite, every bath in the stream is a saving ordinance. Communion service is at… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
I have the ability to create and be in touch with God. I can't change bread and wine into body and blood,… — J. F. Powers Copy Share Image
“What a risk, Reuben thought. I could easily hit him over the head and rob the church of its gold candlesticks. He… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
