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By Russell Shaw, EWTN News, March 4, 2024

Russell Shaw is a veteran journalist and author of more than 20 books. He was secretary for public affairs of the U.S. bishops’ conference from 1969 to 1987 and director of information of the Knights of Columbus from 1987 to 1997. He has BA and MA degrees from Georgetown University and an honorary doctorate from The Catholic University of America.

The National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21 will be followed by a ‘Year of Going Out on Mission’ continuing to Pentecost 2025.

Russell ShawNew York Times/CBS poll some years ago found that two out of three adult U.S. Catholics didn’t believe that at Mass the consecrated bread and wine truly became Jesus’ body and blood. Instead they supposed these were merely “symbolic reminders” of Christ. The Times headlined its story “Future of Faith Worries Catholic Leaders.”

And so it did. There was much hand-wringing and crying of woe in response to this disturbing finding. But time passed, as it will do, hand-wringing and woe-crying ceased, as they will, and nothing was done about the problem…..

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