Dr. David Pitt offers an intriguing course at Loras called “The Eucharist: Banquet of Justice.” Joined by his former student, Isabelle Werner, they discuss the inspiration for the course and the insights gained. By learning about the Banquet of Justice that is the Eucharist, we can rise above the false dichotomies in our Church culture and accept the invitation to the feast that Jesus is offering each of us, “rich” and “poor” alike.
The website and resources referenced can be found here:
https://dbqarch.org/archdiocesan-eucharistic-revival
https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/
“A Banqueter's Guide to the All-Night Soup Kitchen of the Kingdom of God”
by Patrick T. McCormick
“The regular men shuffle through the door seeking their regular hot showers and cozy beds, but a new man arrived and asked for a place to stay. Paula, the woman in charge at the moment, asked him what possessions he had. He said he only owned what he was wearing, nothing more. Other than this moment, the night, our homework, Netflix, and good conversations with my classmates, nothing stood out to me about tonight. Although used to the idea of someone having so little as this man, the concept of minimalism caught up with me and lingered. Having less material things supposedly makes life more full. Here was this man in front of me with so little. I imagine Jesus standing there with empty hands, only a cloak. In that moment, I remembered how Jesus asks us to take up our crosses and follow him. I have this vision in my head of Jesus asking me to grasp my personal cross so that I might follow. I look down, and my hands are full. Full of my possessions, full of my pride, full of my fear. I and every other Christian must let these things go so that we can clench our fists tight around the beams of wood we carry with Jesus.”
-anonymous
Dr. David Pitt offers an intriguing course at Loras called “The Eucharist: Banquet of Justice.” Joined by his former student, Isabelle Werner, they discuss the inspiration for the course and the insights gained. By learning about the Banquet of Justice that is the Eucharist, we can rise above the false dichotomies in our Church culture and accept the invitation to the feast that Jesus is offering each of us, “rich” and “poor” alike.
The website and resources referenced can be found here:
https://dbqarch.org/archdiocesan-eucharistic-revival
https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/
“A Banqueter's Guide to the All-Night Soup Kitchen of the Kingdom of God”
by Patrick T. McCormick
“The regular men shuffle through the door seeking their regular hot showers and cozy beds, but a new man arrived and asked for a place to stay. Paula, the woman in charge at the moment, asked him what possessions he had. He said he only owned what he was wearing, nothing more. Other than this moment, the night, our homework, Netflix, and good conversations with my classmates, nothing stood out to me about tonight. Although used to the idea of someone having so little as this man, the concept of minimalism caught up with me and lingered. Having less material things supposedly makes life more full. Here was this man in front of me with so little. I imagine Jesus standing there with empty hands, only a cloak. In that moment, I remembered how Jesus asks us to take up our crosses and follow him. I have this vision in my head of Jesus asking me to grasp my personal cross so that I might follow. I look down, and my hands are full. Full of my possessions, full of my pride, full of my fear. I and every other Christian must let these things go so that we can clench our fists tight around the beams of wood we carry with Jesus.”
-anonymous