by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Aug 24, 2024 | A friendly word
This Sunday we listen to the fifth and last passage of chapter 6 of the Gospel according to John. In past Sundays, the Church has been presenting us with segments of that chapter in which Jesus expounds and develops his teaching about the need to believe in him and to...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Aug 17, 2024 | A friendly word
One of the characteristics of Catholic theology on the Eucharist is its realism. According to the Catholic faith, the consecrated bread and wine do not symbolize, represent or evoke the Body and Blood of Christ, but are the Body and Blood of Christ in a real,...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Aug 9, 2024 | A friendly word
This Sunday’s Gospel passage continues Jesus’ teaching on the bread of life. Let’s take a brief look at it. A crowd has gathered in a lonely place to listen to Jesus. In pity for them, Jesus has multiplied five loaves and two fish to feed them, and...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Jul 13, 2024 | A friendly word
We recently celebrated the Mass of Thanksgiving with which the National Eucharistic Congress (Guatemala) had its most numerous, visible and participatory manifestation. This Eucharistic celebration was preceded by a procession with the Blessed Sacrament through some...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | May 31, 2024 | A friendly word
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, the principal sacrament of the Church. What do we mean by the word “sacrament”? The Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 1131, says that “the sacraments are efficacious signs...
