Body of christ

The relationship between Christ and his church, his only church. Just as a head cannot be without a body, a body cannot be without a head. And the ONLY head of the body is Christ. We, as Christians, are members of his body. -Graphic Evangelism

Today, Satan is pulling out all of the tricks up his sleeve for accomplishing his ultimate goal – sowing discord among God’s elect

I was asked to go to a neighboring parish and address some fundamental questions related to the necessity of the Church. Many today question the need for a church or The Church and claim they can have Jesus without the Church. And thus the fundamental question “Who needs the Church?” ought to be addressed. I … Continue reading "Who Needs the Church? You might as well ask,”Who needs Jesus?”"

This twenty-minute game is a fun icebreaker for Confirmation classes or youth groups helping teens to make a connection with the Body of Christ and the variety of gifts that make up the Church.

There are so many religions, let alone Christian denominations, how can anyone know what to believe? And even if Jesus is the truth, which denomination can honestly claim to be the "closest" to the truth? Who are the real Christians?

Carissimae Dei on Instagram: "The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to "Body of Christ." This feast originated in France in the midthirteenth century and was extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV in 1264. This feast is celebrated on the Thursday following the Trinity Sunday or, as in the USA, on the Sunday following that feast. This feast calls us to focus on two manifestations of the Body…

God is real but we also need the body of Christ. Abstract ideas are not enough to sustain us. We also need to experience the love of Christ.

ARE ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST..

Detail of Eucharist surrounded by a Fruit Garland, Jan Davidsz de Heem (Utrecht, 1606 -1683/84, Antwerp), 1648, Oil on limewood, Kunsthistorisiches Museum, Vienna, Inv. Gemäldegalerie 571. https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/897/?offset=4&lv=list Note the image of the Crucified Christ in the host suspended above the communion chalice. The glow of the host emphasizes the the process of transubstantiation--the changing of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.