The Forge and the Launchpad
Father Andy encourages us to see the Eucharist as the forge, where we are transformed and purified in His presence, and the launch pad, where we are sent forth to fight the battle for Christ’s army.
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Today we celebrate St. Luke the Evangelist—the physician, artist, and companion of St. Paul who gave us one of the most merciful portraits of Christ in all of Scripture.
Father Andy explains that faith is not a spectator sport and that it is in the Mass, in the presence of our Lord in the Eucharist, that we train for God’s army.
The number of fallen-away Catholics in the United States has risen dramatically over the past 10 years and a Pew Research study reports that 50% of young Americans who were raised Catholic no longer are. Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, is joined by Brandon Vogt, author of “Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church” to discuss how through better evangelization, we can bring our loved ones back to the Church.
