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The Elements or Gifts of the Eucharist

By Scott | Published: November 15, 2009
In other posts, I’ve looked at the Eucharist in history, at the mystery of the Eucharist, at its place in liturgy, and many other questions. A conversation with my youngest daughter this past week left me reflecting on the elements or gifts themselves or, to put it more prosaically, the bread and wine. There have [...]
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For the Life of the World 5

By Scott | Published: October 16, 2009
Today I’ll blog through sections 7-8 of the second chapter of For the Life of the World. But first, the link to Deacon Michale Hyatt’s  podcast if you haven’t already listened to it. For the Life of the World: Part Four Bread and wine: to understand their initial and eternal meaning in the Eucharist we [...]
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Baptists, Eucharist, and History 20 – St. Cyprian on the Necessity of Wine

By Scott | Published: August 4, 2009
We continue today with St. Cyprian’s letter on properly preparing the Cup of our Lord. I find it likely my reflections on this letter will need to be broken into several posts. Concerning the necessity of wine, St. Cyprian writes the following. Know then that I have been admonished that, in offering the cup, the [...]
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