Becoming Eucharistic People - EZ01565

Becoming Eucharistic People: The Hope and Promise of Parish Life Winner of a first-place award in the future church category from the Catholic Media Association. Also available in Spanish. See Here We cant just talkabout Christs presence in the Eucharist; we have to believe it, celebrate it, and liveit both individually and as a community of the faithful. And we must cultivate a culture in our parishes that treats Real Presence not only as an important Catholic doctrine, but also as the most important part of parish identity. InBecoming Eucharistic People, theologian Timothy P. OMalley, author of Real Presence, outlines four essential dimensions of a Eucharistic culture in a parish one that fosters reverence and unity among the faithful, includes every dimension of human life in the mystery of Christs Body and Blood, and invites people back to parish life or to become Catholic for the first time. OMalley director of education at the McGrath Institute of Church Life at the University of