Devotion to Sacred Heart Reveals: Eucharist is About Friendship

What is the Eucharist? Who may and may not receive the Eucharist? And under what circumstances? These important questions for Catholics in the United States have been in the news quite a bit over the past year for reasons both political and pastoral. Regardless of where one stands on these questions, their presence in our conversations offers an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of the Eucharist through a traditional Jesuit devotion: the Sacred Heart of Jesus.