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In the fitness and nutrition world we often say, “You are what you eat.”
For example, eating excessive carbohydrates (especially simple sugars) and saturated fats, is not good for you. It sets the stage for being overweight. It increases the probability of being obese, diabetic, and even developing heart disease. Conversely, eating a well-balanced diet of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water is conducive to being healthy.
But when we think of eating from a faith perspective, we are talking about the Eucharistic meal. The Eucharist is the “source and summit” of our Catholic spirituality. The Church teaches that the bread and wine “by the words of Christ and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, become Christ’s Body and Blood” (CCC 1333).
However, the majority of Catholics, it seems, do not accept this belief. Surveys indicate that approximately 70% of Catholics in the United States do not believe in the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This has led Church leaders in the United States to initiate an effort to revive that core belief of our faith.
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For example, eating excessive carbohydrates (especially simple sugars) and saturated fats, is not good for you. It sets the stage for being overweight. It increases the probability of being obese, diabetic, and even developing heart disease. Conversely, eating a well-balanced diet of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water is conducive to being healthy.
The faith dimension to a meal
But when we think of eating from a faith perspective, we are talking about the Eucharistic meal. The Eucharist is the “source and summit” of our Catholic spirituality. The Church teaches that the bread and wine “by the words of Christ and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, become Christ’s Body and Blood” (CCC 1333).
However, the majority of Catholics, it seems, do not accept this belief. Surveys indicate that approximately 70% of Catholics in the United States do not believe in the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This has led Church leaders in the United States to initiate an effort to revive that core belief of our faith.
Eucharistic Revival
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You Are What You Eat - Catholic Stand
They say, "you are what you eat," but when we think of eating from a faith perspective, we are talking about the Eucharistic meal.
catholicstand.com
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