The Eucharist Explained

"""This is a highly readable, nuanced discussion of Catholic doctrines concerning the Eucharist. Protestants who reject these doctrines, find them incomprehensible, or regard them as unscriptural will find here thoroughly convincing demonstration of the scriptural basis of this Catholic teaching, its continuity with earliest Christian writings about the Eucharist, and the intimate relation between the incarnation and the Eucharist. Any Catholic who is unfamiliar with the Church's Eucharist doctrine stands to learn much from Richard Divozzo's cogent analysis. I highly recommend this book for all Christians."" --Mark Pestana, professor of philosophy, Grand Valley State University ""Richard Divozzo here does many things well. As a former Protestant, he knows precisely which questions to ask, and as a thoughtful Catholic, how to convincingly answer them. It's often this kind of sparkling dialectic that can inform and bolster the faith of cradle Catholics who otherwise finds themselves vague about this sacrament so central to the faith! The author has read and reflected deeply. He writes with wit. And tellingly--according to the standards of Holy Writ--he's charitable!"" --Steve Ayers, retired sales director ""Written with an ear attuned to the sensitivities and particularities of Protestant accounts of what the Eucharist is and means, this concise yet remarkably substantive exploration of Catholic doctrine regarding the Eucharist provides Protestants with a clear exposition that compares and contrasts Catholic and Protestant understandings of this key Christian belief. Richard Divozzo gives us a book that ably rehearses the historical, scriptural, and doctrinal development of eucharistic belief and practice. Highly recommended."" --Leonard Wood Grotenrath Jr."