• 00:00 The Catholic expression of faith in Christ is physical and graphic, with the Sunday celebration focusing on the body and blood of Christ as a face-to-face encounter with his torture and death, leading to the emergence of the Eucharist as the way to encounter him.
• 00:51 Jesus' body and blood are not just reminders, but a new covenant of freedom and indwelling in believers.
• 01:41 We become the body of Christ, taking Him into ourselves through communion, expressing our faith with a resounding Amen.
  
  

• 00:00 Jesus spends hours in the tabernacle waiting for us to visit him, teaching us to look beyond appearances and recognize his real presence in the Eucharist through faith.
• 01:13 Jesus said "this is my body" and "this is my blood", encouraging participation in Eucharistic processions for a new relationship with the Lord.
• 01:38 Visit the prisoner in the tabernacle to recognize Jesus in the sacrament and in everyday life, including in the church and in others.

• 00:00 God feeds his people, giving them strength, while the devil's food leads to ruin, as seen in the Bible's many episodes of God providing for his people and the consequences of Adam and Eve's choice in the Garden of Eden.
• 01:09 The Eucharist is influenced by special meals celebrated by ancient Jews and early Christians, not just the Last Supper.
• 01:42 The Passover meal was a source of spiritual and physical strength for the Israelites on their journey, celebrated in memory of their exodus from Egypt.
• 02:37 God provided manna and water to give the Israelites strength during their 40 years in the desert, and in the New Testament, Jesus is associated with the Eucharist.
• 03:07 The breaking of the bread is central in the life of the early Christian community, and they were exhorted to be more devoted in unity.
• 03:36 Celebrating Corpus Christi reminds us that God continues to feed us with the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
• 04:08 The Eucharist is the real presence of Jesus Christ, and adoring it means adoring Jesus Christ, who becomes our food and strength.

2021 Archive / Recent Reflections

• 00:00 Taking the cup of Salvation means choosing community over isolation, even in times of grief and doubt.
• 00:50 Acceptance and promise were symbolized by drinking wine with friends, signifying a commitment to remain connected and show up for each other.
• 01:35 Each body is made whole and rebuilt through ordinary holiness and connection, across cultures and times.
• 02:29 Blood is a powerful life force, a symbol of sacrifice and promise, and was used by ancient Hebrews for atonement and forgiveness.
• 03:18 Jesus proclaimed the wine as his blood of the Covenant, to be shed for many, and said he will not drink it again until the kingdom of God.
• 04:00 Taking the cup of Salvation at Mass unites us to Jesus's body and each other, symbolizing covenantal relationships, belonging, and becoming in community.
• 04:47 We honor the body and blood of Jesus Christ as our nourishment and strength, becoming united as Christ's body and sharing the feast with others.

• 00:00 The importance of celebrating the body and blood of Christ in the early church and the heresy of docetism.
• 00:44 The Eucharist is the body and blood of Jesus Christ, and celebrating Corpus Christi affirms the fullness of the Incarnation.
• 01:43 Jesus came to earth for you, and in the Eucharist, we receive his full presence and love.

• 01:26 Human beings were created to dwell with God, but after failing, they were called to become a holy people and reveal God to the world, starting with the story of Moses and the Passover.
• 02:42 God saves the Hebrew children through the sacrifice of a lamb, leading them to be saved from Pharaoh, and brings the Israelites to the desert to become a Priestly people.
  • God hears the cry of his people, sends Moses to help them, and spares the Hebrew children through the sacrifice of a lamb, leading them to be saved from Pharaoh.
  • The Israelites are brought out to the desert to become a Priestly people and reveal God to the world, but they question God's intentions.
• 04:39 Sacrifices and feasts in Leviticus involve the recognition of death and the connection to God through the blood of animals.
• 05:45 The people break the Covenant, rebel against God, and fail to dwell with Him as they were meant to.
• 06:49 Jesus' sacrifice cleanses us once for all, allowing us to enter into the presence of God in a profound shift from previous ways of dwelling with God.
  • The sacrifice in Leviticus required repeated offerings for purification, but Jesus' sacrifice is much greater and brings a greater presence of God.
  • Jesus died once for all, and his sacrifice cleanses us so that we can enter into the presence of God, which is a profound shift from previous ways of dwelling with God.
• 09:03 Receiving communion is about entering God's presence and presenting him to the world, and Jesus' living blood nourishes and unites us with him.
  • Receiving communion is about entering into the presence of God and presenting God to the world, and it is only through remaining in Christ that we can fulfill this task.
  • Jesus' blood is different from the blood of sacrificial animals in the Old Testament, as it is living and given to nourish and unite us with him.
• 10:51 We are united with the living Son of God, dwelling within us, cleansing us, and allowing us to manifest God to the world.

• The Gospel of Saint Mark narrates that during Passover, Jesus “took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take it; this is my body.” In a similar manner, he passed the cup to his disciples that they may drink of the “blood of the covenant, [which is his blood] shed for many.”
• Do we render reverence to Jesus’ body and blood, which he offers for our salvation? Are we faithful to the covenant with God sealed by the blood of Jesus?