Derek L. Ramsey

Conversations with Catholics will invariably result in a defense of what they call “the Eucharist” (also called “the Sacrifice of the Mass”). Catholics will insist that the “Real Presence” and “Transubstantiated” Eucharist can be found throughout the entirety of church history. So, what better proof could there be besides one …

This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. I recently had someone ask Grok AI a question about the Catholic doctrine of the Real Presence. Here is the response: For readers who read last week’s post, this will sound extremely familiar: You know it’s …

This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. In “Eucharist, Redux #2” we defined the eucharist of the early church and provided a 10-item list of things that the church offered in its sacrificial thanks-offering. Inspired by the interaction in the screenshot above, let’s …

This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. Since I wrote my (now 48-part) series on the Eucharist, I’ve since interacted with dozens of Roman Catholics and read many Catholic apologists defending the Eucharist of the Roman Catholic Church. While there are a …