[mlizzy]

This doctrine may divide some of us for now, but with the common faith of our recent Popes I believe that this may be what will unite us once more. Many of the divisions between us and other Christians come from vehement hatred for what they perceive the teachings of the Catholic Church to be.

"However, most divisions are a result of misunderstanding and ignorance.

"The majority of other Christians do love Christ with sincerity and have great faith in Him in a manner that definitely puts many Catholics to shame. If they knew the Fullness of the Truth and not just a small portion of it, they would come home to Rome on their hands and knees with the faith that their God (OUR God) is truly physically present in our churches.

"I know this to be true for I was once one of them."

Wow! What a find! Thank you! Why is it always [or at least frequently] the convert who is so on fire?

[tflabo]

I love communion but the Eucharist mytics make it out more than it should be as the true body and blood of Jesus.
Its mostly symbolic. Jesus said, ‘do this in memory of me’. Its through prayerful examination of our hearts, confessing, praising and thanking God during the communion where transformation occurs and not the actual bread and wine which are just edible symbols as we partake.
If someone eats and drinks by partaking in communion without the prayerful process do they receive the actual body and blood of Christ? No-—Christ enters by the way of the heart and not the belly. He said, behold I stand at the door and knock’. Communion is symbolic but one receives the body and blood of Christ through the heart. The bread and wine are not a mystical holiness in food and drink form—just symbolic when mixed with prayerful receiving of them in celebrating remembrance of what Christ the Savior gave for us all——His sacrificed life unto salvation.

[johngrace]

Last Year I prayed for my Niece to have a good labor with new baby. The answer to my pray was a dream of a priest holding up the communion bread which floated on air towards me slowly it became Jesus. He then hugged me. I woke up in tears. Then got the call the baby was okay and his new name. Praise Jesus in the real presence. Amen!!!Amen!!! Amen!!!

[Mr Rogers]

“Do this in remembrance of me” is not the same as “This is me”.

http://www.the-highway.com/eucharist_Webster.html

Or as the Apostle Paul put it:

“This can only mean that whenever you eat this bread or drink of this cup, you are proclaiming that the Lord has died for you, and you will do that until he comes again. So that, whoever eats the bread or drinks the wine without due thought is making himself like one of those who allowed the Lord to be put to death without discerning who he was.” - 1 Cor 11

“eats the bread or drinks the wine”.

“Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” - Matt 26

“fruit of the vine”