Eucharist

by Robert Barron

Publisher:

Word on Fire

, 2021

Overview

For many Catholics today, the Eucharist is merely a symbol of Christ, and the Mass is merely a collectivity of like-minded individuals gathering to remember his life. But the truth of what is made present on the altar, and what the faithful dare to receive into their bodies and souls, is far more strange and beautiful.

In this engaging theological treatise, Bishop Robert Barron offers a reintroduction to the ancient meaning and power of the Eucharist. Through a threefold analysis of the Eucharist as sacred meal, sacrifice, and Real Presence—distinct but tightly interwoven motifs grounded in Scripture—Bishop Barron draws readers into the profound truth flowing out of Jesus’ words at the Last Supper: “Take, eat; this is my body.... Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant.” We are not merely invited to remember Jesus or imitate his moral example; we are invited to the grace of communion—and ultimately, to the realm of God—by eating and drinking the very self that he offers in sacrifice

Key Features

• Offers a reintroduction to the ancient meaning and power of the Eucharist.
• Draws readers into the profound truth flowing out of Jesus’ words at the Last Supper.
• Shows us the grace of communion.

Product Details

• Title: Eucharist
• Author: Robert Barron
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Word on Fire
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 123
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ Presence; Lord's Supper Catholic Church; Presence of Jesus Christ
• Resource ID: LLS:EUCHARIST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-13T13:52:08Z

About Robert Barron

Robert Barron, STD, is a Roman Catholic bishop serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Prior to this, he served in the Archdiocese of Chicago and as the rector/president of Mundelein Seminary at the University of St. Mary of the Lake. He is the author of Bridging the Great Divide: Musings of a Post-Liberal, Post-Conservative, Evangelical Catholic, The Strangest Way: Walking the Christian Path, and Heaven in Stone and Glass.