Born of the Eucharist: A Sprirituality for Priests Book

Introduction 1

Miracles Before the Eucharist Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan 7

Priest and Eucharist: No Higher Calling Cardinal Avery Dulles 11

What I Truly Wanted Rev. Peter Murphy 27

A Monastic Yearning for Christ Rev. Kevin Walsh 29

Who is Christ Present in the Eucharist? Rev. Msgr. John J. Strynkowski 31

A Hunger for the Eucharist Rev. Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti 43

Universal Communion Cardinal Francis George 45

Eucharist as the Source of Priestly Identity Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl 47

Holy Uselessness Rev. Msgr. J. Wilfrid Parent 61

The Eucharist Strengthens Us in Difficult Times Most Rev. John B. McCormack 63

Communion in a Fractured World Rev. Anthony Oelrich 65

The Pearl of Great Price Rev. David L. Toups 67

Absolute Transcendent Mystery Rev. Benedict J. Groeschel 77

Never Far From Home Rev. Timothy A. Butler 79

A Few Thoughts on the Eucharist Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini 81

The Eucharist: A Call to Priestly Holiness Rev. Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti 83

A Journal Entry Most Rev. Victor B. Galeone 101

Disconnected Eucharistic Memories Rev. Stephen Wang 103

A Surprising Gift of Belief Rev. Kevin M. McDonough 105

Gathering the Fragments: Making the Connections Rev. Msgr. John Zenz 107

Entering the Paschal Mystery Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin 121

At Mass with Padre Pio Rev. Msgr. Paul A. Lenz 123

The Luckiest People on Earth Rev. Brendan Daly 125

The Eucharist-Heart of the Priest's Life Rev. Gabriel B. O'Donnell 127

God Waits for Me Rev. Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti 141

A Lover's Longing for Communion Rev. George E. Stuart 143

Thanksgiving for God's Victory of Love Cardinal Albert Vanhoye 145

What you Receive as a Gift, Give as a GiftRev. Edward J. Arsenault 155

Go and Live the Mass! Rev. Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi 157

Conclusion 161

Abbreviations 165

Contributors 167

Notes 173