Considering The Eucharistic Revival From the Perspective of 1904, by Amy Welborn

Lesser-Known Facts About the Incomparable Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, by Dawn Beutner

October 2, 2023

Cardinal Burke: “Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We Have Manifested Our Deepest Concern to the Roman Pontiff…”

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Prelates and priests attending the final day of the Third Eucharistic Congress of the United States held in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City on September 27, 28, and 29, 1904. (Image: Archive.org)

There are many differences between 1904 and the present day, but it’s illuminating to glance back and see so much that is strikingly familiar and to reflect on those differences.

By Amy Welborn, Catholic World Report, October 1, 2023

Amy Welborn is the author of over twenty books on Catholic spirituality and practice, and has written extensively on gender issues at her blog, Charlotte was Both.

Let’s take a little detour away from that dense, yet strangely nebulous cloud of Synodality that looms ahead and set our sights, for just a moment on the other current attempt to diagnose and fix Catholic spiritual ills: the Eucharistic Revival.

It’s not a complete break from Synodizing, of course. Both efforts claim to be centered on examining the miserable, ever-declining numbers and desultory spirit of North American and European Catholicism. What’s going on? Why are people drifting away or outright running? Why doesn’t anyone believe anything anymore? What should we do?

Who can we blame?

The American bishops’ current Eucharistic Revival will culminate in the summer of 2024 with a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, cost at least $299 per adult attending for a five-day pass. …

Considering The Eucharistic Revival From the Perspective of 1904, by Amy Welborn

Lesser-Known Facts About the Incomparable Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, by Dawn Beutner

Cardinal Burke: “Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We Have Manifested Our Deepest Concern to the Roman Pontiff…”

There are many differences between 1904 and the present day, but it’s illuminating to glance back and see so much that is strikingly familiar and to reflect on those differences.

By Amy Welborn, Catholic World Report, October 1, 2023

Let’s take a little detour away from that dense, yet strangely nebulous cloud of Synodality that looms ahead and set our sights, for just a moment on the other current attempt to diagnose and fix Catholic spiritual ills: the Eucharistic Revival.

Who can we blame?

The American bishops’ current Eucharistic Revival will culminate in the summer of 2024 with a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, cost at least $299 per adult attending for a five-day pass. …

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