Our work and God’s goodness meet in the gift of the earth, in the bread and wine. Our work becomes Eucharist. God’s goodness creates bread from our work; the same goodness—in response to our prayer— transforms the earthly bread into food of eternal life, changes it into the Body of Christ. Thus, we see the value of work and of prayer.

—Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI)

from his book On Love

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THE VITAL NUCLEUS OF THE CHURCH

This book from Pope Emeritus Benedict contains many unpublished homilies that addresses what he calls “the vital nucleus of the Church.” This collection, arranged by liturgical season, delightfully displays how love is a quest for every human being on their journey towards Heaven. 

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