Father Anthony reflects on the shock and promise of John 6:52–59, where Jesus’ words ignite dispute—“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”—because the Lord refuses to soften what He means: unless we eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, we have no life in us. He speaks with a holy insistence that feels almost too close, too concrete, as if salvation were not merely an idea to admire but a life to receive—His life, given to be shared.

Father Anthony reflects on John 13:34–35 — “Love one another: just as I have loved you” — Christ’s beautiful and challenging command that reveals the heart of Christian discipleship, calling us to a love that is self-giving, sacrificial, and unmistakable, so that by this love the world may recognize us as His disciples.

The 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, 1917-2017 by Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC of the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.