Real Presence - by Michael Hickey (Paperback)

About the Book

Discusses how the "real presence" of God manifests in the world across a broad scope and range of humanity.

Book Synopsis

Christ's real presence is manifested not only in the Eucharist, but also in all aspects and subsections throughout humanity--the author engages with many of these manifestations, devoting an entire chapter to the exploration of each.

Any books written on the subject of "Real Presence" thus far have confined the writing to be strictly writing about the real presence of God/Christ in the Eucharist which confines itself mostly to a discussion among Catholics who are the principal Christian church which believes in Christ's real presence in the Eucharist. This book differs for several reasons. First, the author writes about the real presence of Jesus Christ, not only in the Eucharist, but also in the poor and lowly, in children, in the suffering, in creation, in the stranger and the prisoner, in the neighbor and the family, in the Word of God in the Bible, in the church community, etc. Each area is examined through an entire chapter devoted to it. This broadens the scope of God's real presence in the world as God is continually revealing Godself to humanity in many other ways than only the Eucharist. Because Christ is revealing Himself through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit within us, each moment can be seen as a "Sacrament of the present moment." The book continues to discuss the principle of sacramentality and how each moment we are alive on this earth is a sacramental moment involving more than we can be mortally aware of. This moment is not only a moment in time, but a reflection of the timelessness of all of eternity. Christ continues to reveal his presence to us not only through the Eucharistic Banquet, but Christ attempts to encounter us with his presence throughout all created reality. Because Christians believe in faith that after the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ we received in Baptism is in us as the Body of Christ. Because the resurrected Christ is now the universal Christ, throughout all of creation, the entire universe has become "Christocentric." Therefore, all created reality, now being imbued with the presence of Christ at its center can prove to be a potential encounter with the "REAL PRESENCE" of Christ, a greater interest not only to Catholics, but because of its universality, to Christians of all denominations.

About the Author

Michael Hickey is an M-DIV graduate of Weston/The Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and has held corporate executive positions for a Fortune 500 company and directorships for two 501 C-3 charitable non-profits. He has had seven books previously published; Rising Light, Holy Silence, Themes from the Gospel of John, Get Goodness, Get Real, Get to the End, and Catholic Social Teaching and Distributism.