Hi everyone! The first week of classes is over and I finally have some time to sit down and upload a few things to my website. I know many my visitors are good Catholics, and I am sure most of you will enjoy this update. I would like to share something with you that made a change in my life. It’s EWTN’s Vinny Flynn’s book of Seven Secrets of the Eucharist. The book can be ordered through MercySong, and it’s a really great, clear and inspiring read on how we can change the way we experience the Holy Eucharist.

A while ago, I saw one of Vinny Flynn’s empowering talks was recorded and produced by the Mary Foundation. The Mary Foundation produced free CDs with a Catholic message. All of them are great, and I really do mean that. I have listened to all of their CDs, which you can order for free through Catholicity.com. Since they are free of charge and available to everybody, I am going to make Vinny Flynn’s talk available here through my website. Beware: some of the files are around 10 MB.

For those of you that do not want to download the entire talk, let me briefly summarize the most important points made in Seven Secrets of the Eucharist:

  1. Jesus is alive – yeah, I know, it’s shocking. But let’s realize how often we receive communion and treat it like a dead object. We are receiving a person here!
  2. Christ is not alone – did you realize that wherever Christ is, the entire Trinity is as well? And the entire heavenly court? We are really connected with the Church in heaven when we receive Holy Communion.
  3. There is only one Mass – if we could see it right now, we would see hundreds of Masses being celebrated at any given moment around the globe. But there’s only one Mass and one Priest, Jesus. When we celebrate Mass here on earth, we are connected to the eternal Mass in heaven.
  4. There is more than one Miracle – the Eucharist is a mystery containing many miracles. All supernatural realities are contained within it.
  5. It’s not just about receiving – receiving is a passive word. Too often we think God is doing all the work, don’t we? We can really enter into the Eucharist instead of passively receiving it. This opens up a whole ‘nother world!
  6. Each time we receive is different – Did you realize it is the manner in which we receive, our participation, that makes each Eucharist truly unique?
  7. There is no limit to the number of times I can receive – even if we cannot be with Jesus in the Eucharist, we can be with him through spiritual Communion and Adoration. If you really understand and live this, your life can change!

So, what do all of you think about these Seven Secrets? I am translating Vinny’s talk in Dutch, so we can use it in parishes here and change the life of many faithful. Please pray for this project!