The Camino de Santiago, by Gabriel Ringwald This life is a journey. We will have many experiences throughout our life, be they good or bad. One thing remains certain: we need to be spiritually in a personal relationship with God and his son Jesus Christ. When I get a chance to hear a talk about something related to our Catholic faith, you’ll see me there trying to learn more and get closer to God....
Unconsecrated Hosts, by Emma Bidelspach Communion hosts are the small, circle shaped pieces of bread that are transformed into the Body of Christ during the Mass. Once the communion hosts (also called communion wafers) become Christ’s Body in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, they are consecrated hosts. The unconsecrated communion wafer consists of only wheat and water, and in the Roman Rite is unleavened, which means it contains no yeast. The Vatican officially stated that the host must include some amount of gluten, which is in wheat, in order to be used in the Sacrament of the Eucharist....