Blog Posts on transubstantiation

Elvish Lembas and Eucharistic Fasting: the story of Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa by St. Holbytla's Monastery on Oct 21, 2009Near the end of their journey to Mt. Doom, Frodo and Sam fed on lembas alone: The lembas had a virtue without which they would long ago have lain down to die.  It did not satisfy desire, and at times Sam’s mind was filled with the memories of...

Is There a Change After You Take Communion? by Faith of a Centurion on Aug 15, 200920 August 2009. 20th Sunday in Ordinary TimeProverbs 9, 1-6; Psalm 34; Eph 5, 15-20; John 6, 51-58A student once asked me about transubstantiation or the encounter of the mystery of Christ becoming truly present under the appearance of bread and wine...