Becoming Eucharistic People: The Hope and Promise of Parish Life
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Winner of a first-place award in the future church category from the Catholic Media Association.
We can’t just talk about Christ’s presence in the Eucharist; we have to believe it, celebrate it, and live it both individually and as a community of the faithful. And we must cultivate a culture in our parishes that treats Real Presence not only as an important Catholic doctrine, but also as the most important part of parish identity.
In Becoming Eucharistic People, theologian Timothy P. O’Malley, author of Real Presence, outlines four essential dimensions of a Eucharistic culture in a parish—one that fosters reverence and unity among the faithful, includes every dimension of human life in the mystery of Christ’s Body and Blood, and invites people back to parish life or to become Catholic for the first time.
O’Malley—director of education at the McGrath Institute of Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, academic director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, and a member of the executive planning team for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Eucharistic Revival—shows what it means to foster a parish culture where the Eucharist infuses the worldview, priorities, and practices of its members. O’Malley leads you through discovery and discernment about how to create a parish culture where each person is called to holiness and receives the spiritual, theological, and pastoral help they need to meet Christ fully present in the Eucharist and to become a witness to him in the world.
O’Malley will help you reflect on four essential facets of a Eucharistic parish culture:
- liturgies of joyful reverence that celebrate the gifts of diversity;
- formation that engages the mind, imagination, understanding, and will;
- a rich life of popular piety and the vibrancy of the domestic Church; and
- a commitment to solidarity with your neighbor.
O’Malley says that when we reflect Christ’s Real Presence to others, our parishes will become sacred spaces in which every person is led to deeper communion with God and with their neighbors.
Online resources, including ideas for parish retreats, teaching resources, and videos based on this book and the US bishops Eucharistic Revival are available from the McGrath Institute for Church Life.
Books in the Engaging Catholicism series from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame help readers discover the beauty and truth of the Catholic faith through a concise exploration of the Church’s most important but often difficult-to-grasp doctrines as well as crucial pastoral and spiritual practices. Perfect for seekers and new Catholics, clergy and catechetical leaders, and everyone in between, the series expands the McGrath Institute’s mission to connect the Catholic intellectual life at Notre Dame to the pastoral life of the Church and the spiritual needs of her people.
Timothy P. O'Malley
Timothy P. O’Malley is a Catholic theologian, author, speaker, and director of digital educational outreach at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. He also teaches on marriage and family, sacramental theology, and catechesis in the theology department at Notre Dame. He serves as a member of the executive planning committee for the 2022–2024 Eucharistic Revival and a theological consultant for the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He earned his bachelor’s degree in theology and philosophy and his master’s degree in liturgical studies from Notre Dame. He earned a doctorate in theology and education at Boston College. O’Malley is the author of several books, including Real Presence, the award-winning Off the Hook, Divine Blessing: Liturgical Formation in the RCIA, Bored Again Catholic, and Liturgy and the New Evangelization. His articles have appeared in publications including America magazine, Religion News Service, Aleteia, Catechist, and Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly. He lives with his family in the South Bend, Indiana, area.
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