Eucharistic Encounter 13: The Most Beautiful Perpetual Adoration Chapel in the World

December 18, 2024December 11, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

Have you ever visited the most beautiful Perpetual Adoration Chapel in the world? I’m very blessed to have grown up in Mundelein, Illinois, where on the edge of the ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 12: Generous, courageous, and charitable: Mother Teresa

December 11, 2024December 9, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

“I wouldn’t touch a leper for a million dollars,” he said to Mother Teresa. Perhaps you’ve heard the story before. Someone approached Mother Teresa, who used to take care ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 11: More Faith than Money

December 4, 2024November 25, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

How is it that really poor people can do really big things? This story is something I witnessed for myself before I came to Relevant Radio. I worked in ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 10: Value of a Mass

November 27, 2024November 25, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

How could a little piece of paper weigh more than a side of beef?  This story takes place in a poor suburb of Paris in the mid-1800s. One day, ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 9: That Should Be Your Intention

November 20, 2024November 15, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

He said it was the best advice he ever got. This story took place almost 40 years ago, when I was in my twenties and not yet a priest. ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 8: Caddying for Christ

November 13, 2024November 12, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

You wanna know how I made 95 bucks in one day when I was 14 years old? 50 years ago, in 1973, I wanted to go to a leadership ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 7: What’s the Glory of the Catholic Church?

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

What’s the glory of the Catholic Church?   Is it the buildings, the cathedrals, the stained glass windows? The architecture? The music? Is it St. Peter’s Basilica? The sculptures of ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 6: What’s the best way to receive Holy Communion?

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

What’s the best way to receive Holy Communion?  “So, what’s the best way to receive Holy Communion?” I’m often asked. Well, I only teach what the Church tells me ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 5: Take it to Jesus

October 23, 2024October 18, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

Every single night on the FRAA, it’s on my heart to pray for peace and unity in our families.   When I lived in Pittsburgh, I had two friends who ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 4: “And what good hands those are.”

October 16, 2024October 18, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

It was his First Communion. It was his Last Communion. It was his only Holy Communion.   Years ago, when I was chaplain at Northridge Prep, I received a phone ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 3: The Mysterious Metal Sound

October 9, 2024October 28, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

The mysterious metal sound. What on earth was that clanging and banging and slamming of doors sound every morning? This is a story I heard from the founder of ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 2: His first words as Pope were “Do not be afraid.” That’s why he said, “I’ll come.”

October 2, 2024October 28, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

His first words as Pope were “Do not be afraid.” That’s why he said, “I’ll come.” John Paul II did something that hadn’t been done for over 100 years. ... Read more