Today’s feast marks the beginning of the parish phase and second year of the National Eucharistic Revival. At the same time, we near the end of the first year of Beacons of Light, our archdiocesan planning process. These two initiatives are bound together: our pastoral planning efforts are directed toward building vibrant Eucharistic communities in which we recall all that Christ has done for us and respond as He commands – to eat and drink of His Body and Blood and thus have eternal life.
It has nearly been a year (11 months) since the Archdiocese began to implement the Beacons of Light (BOL). Going through this transition has not been easy for anyone; priests, staffs, and the People of God. None of us wants to admit, let alone accept the reality that we find ourselves in as a Church at this present time. Our world certainly needs the Gospel yet, fear and selfishness continue to keep many away from the Faith.