Real Presence

Winner of a first-place award for popular presentation of the faith and second-place in pastoral ministry, catechetical resource from the Catholic Media Association.

Many Catholics dont believe that Jesus is really present in the Eucharist. Rather, they see the bread and wine of Holy Communion as mere symbols of Christs body and blood. Is that disbelief just a misunderstanding or is it a blatant rejection of one of the central beliefs of the faith?

In Real Presence, University of Notre Dame theologian Timothy P. OMalley clears up the confusion and shows you how to learn to love God and neighbor through a deeper understanding of the doctrine of real presence.

A 2019 study by the Pew Research Center found that almost seventy percent of Catholics dont believe that Jesus is really present in the Eucharist.

OMalley offers a concise introduction to Catholic teaching on real presence and transubstantiation through a biblical, theological, and spiritual account of these doctrines from the early Church to today. He also explores how real presence enables us to see the vulnerability of human life and the dignity of all flesh and blood.

OMalley leads you to a deeper understanding and renewed faith in Catholic teaching about transubstantiation and real presence by helping you learn

how the doctrine of real presence is rooted in divine revelation and how the Churchs teaching regarding transubstantiation is spiritually fruitful for the believer today;
how to make your own the doctrine of real presence by worshipping Christ in the Eucharist and therefore making a real assent to real presence;
how the Eucharist, although not the exclusive presence of Christ in the Churchs liturgy and mission, is crucial in growing our capacity for recognizing those other presences; and
the important relationship between Eucharistic communion and adoration.

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Timothy O’Malley