Help me understand the Catholic teaching on the Eucharist.

[Mountainmike]

Just for reference - there are a variety of rons videos on video channels,
indeed also the Fox News production “ science tests faith” arranged by willesee.

There is also a video of the pair of them presenting under the same name. “ science tests faith”
again well worth watching.

Willessees book is hard to get. But well worth the read,
Rons, easier to get, and all three are worth reading, now Print on demand I think.

Ron has a site reasontobelieve.com.au
there are also book sites like abebooks and alibris can help find rarities

Be warned importing from AUS is expensive to Europe or USA

few realise that forensic science also considers the samples alive because of leucocytes that should not be there!

One of the most comprehensive books Is Serafini “ cardiologist examines Jesus” who has better presentation of maternal DNA. Whilst his science is good, I don’t like the way he is somewhat dismissive of the massive contribution of tesoriero and willesee.

It is fascinating that Islam takes the threat of Eucharistic miracles seriously! A group of Iranian hackers who broke into the websites of big US corporates and government departments, also took down the website of the church in Buenos airies where The miracles happened!

 

[Michie]

This is only true for certain kinds of Protestants (generally the same ones that don't baptise babies).

The older Protestant denominations coming out of the Reformation, along with Catholics and the Orthodox, believe in various versions of the Real Presence, that is, that Christ is truly present in some way during the Sacrament, and that the Sacrament therefore has spiritual benefits.

Transubstantiation is a the Catholic explanation of how the Real Presence works. It uses the metapysical concept of "substance" out of Aristotle's philosophy, which makes it a little difficult to understand.

You are in the Catholic forum.

 

[DaveHTexas]

That said, as a former evangelical myself, I noticed a conceptual similarity in the evangelical idea of being born again and the Catholic teaching that the Eucharist is transubstantiated when consecrated by a priest. In the former situation, evangelicals believe that they say the sinners prayer and accept Jesus into their hearts and then from that particular moment in space and time onward, they're saved and that's it. Nothing looks different on the outside though, huh? When I said that prayer as a four year old and opened my eyes I still had blond hair, a burst blood vessel on my cheek, and crooked teeth. But what the evangelicals believe happened is an invisible internal transformation that brought me into the kingdom of God and wrote my name in the book of life so that I would be guaranteed to go to heaven when I die.

That is probably the absolutely MOST helpful explanation I have EVER come across. Thank you SO MUCH for this!