Holy Communion – Madison Catholic Herald

It was a weekend bookended and filled with celebrations of the Eucharist.

The first-ever Madison Diocesan Eucharistic Congress — at St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee from September 29 to October 1 — began with …

On May 20, 2022March 16, 2023

Bishop Donald J. Hying

Bishop Hying’s statement regarding San Francisco’s bishop decision regarding Speaker Pelosi and Holy Communion

Statement from Bishop Donald Hying, regarding Archbishop Cordileone of San Francisco’s recognition of Speaker Pelosi’s choice to separate herself from full communion with the Catholic Church

On March 16, 2022March 15, 2022

Fr. Greg Ihm, For the Catholic Herald

The need for a Eucharistic revival

“The more lively the Eucharistic faith of the People of God, the deeper is its sharing in ecclesial life in steadfast commitment to the mission entrusted by Christ to his disciples,” said Pope Benedict XVI in his post-synodal apostolic exhortation Sacramentum Cartitatis.

Around the Diocese

On February 20, 2019October 4, 2023

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Workshops for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

The Office of Worship of the Diocese of Madison is holding Workshops for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.

Letters to the editor

On June 18, 2015

Tom Roberts

Posture for Communion

To the editor:

The article “Reception of Holy Communion in the U.S.” (Catholic Herald, May 28) quotes “the danger of a loss of reverence for the august sacrament of the altar” with the reception of Communion while standing.

Historically, kneeling has been a gesture of submission to emperors and civil authorities. The Communion postures being advocated are the very ones Diocletian, the great Roman persecutor of Christians, decreed to increase the authority of the imperial office.

Editorial

On May 30, 2013February 15, 2022

Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

The Eucharist — Believe it: We truly encounter Jesus’ presence

During this Year of Faith, the Catholic Church is asking all of us to reflect on various aspects of our faith and its meaning in our daily lives.

When Pope Benedict XVI talked about the reasons for calling for a Year of Faith, he said that one of his considerations was that it would provide an opportunity “to intensify the celebration of the faith in the liturgy, especially in the Eucharist, which is the summit towards which the activity of the Church is directed and also the source from which all its power flows” (Porta Fidei).

Pope Benedict’s words are actually taken from a document of the Second Vatican Council called Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, which calls the Eucharist “the source and summit of Christian life.”

Christ is really present in the Eucharist

Our Catholic faith teaches us that Jesus Christ is really present in the Eucharist. At the Last Supper Jesus changed bread and wine into his body and blood. This is a key doctrine of our faith.

What is sad is that surveys have shown that many Catholics do not believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Some only believe that the bread and wine are symbols, not the real body and blood of Christ.

Diocese releases guidelines for Communion during flu season

The Diocese of Madison recently released guidelines, developed at the Priests’ Council meeting September 10, for the reception of Holy Communion and other moments of possible contagion during the Eucharistic Liturgy in the context of this year’s flu season.