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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful: Excellent Guide to Getting the Most From Our Lord's Gift, January 13, 2007 By  Michael Dubruiel "annunciations.wordpress.com" (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews       What Vinnie Flynn does here is to give an exposition of the greatest gift God has given to us--the Presence of His Son, Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament. He unpacks the gift and lays out the incredible treasure that the Eucharist can and should be to each of us who are blessed with the ability to receive and adore. Hopefully the search inside feature will soon be enabled on this title so you can take a peak inside--but until then take my word for it--this is a great book!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful: Secrets That Should be Shared!, April 23, 2007 By  annie "grannieannie" (MI) - See all my reviews    This is a great little book that will leave you with a deeper love of the Eucharist. If all Catholics would read this book, it would greatly increase their faith in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The author has captured the spiritual wisdom of many great saints including St. Faustina, Padre Pio, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Francis de Sales, just to mention a few. He sprinkles little spiritual nuggets from these, and many more, throughout the book. It is written in an easy to read style that all will enjoy. In chapter one Flynn writes: "The Eucharist is alive. If a stranger who knew nothing about the Eucharist were to watch the way we receive, would he know this? When you and I approach the Eucharist, does it look like we believe we are about to take into our bodies the living person, Jesus Christ, true God and true man?" We should all think about this.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful: A life-changing little book, October 17, 2007 By  John Knutsen (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews    I bought this book based solely on Fr. Benedict Groeschel's praise, and he is absolutely right. This can truly be a life-changing read, and although it can be read very quickly it deserves to be pondered prayerfully and deliberately. It is not a theological treatise on the Eucharist, nor is it a history of Eucharistic devotion or doctrine, so it is not the best place to start for someone who does not already have at least a basic understanding of what the Eucharist is all about. I would not, for example, recommend it to a non-Catholic friend who wants to know why Catholics believe Christ is truly present in the Eucharist or someone who is looking for an introduction to the theology of the Eucharist. But, there are tremendous riches in these pages: Vinny Flynn has, in effect, summarized centuries of the best Eucharistic theology and presented it in a deeply personal and spiritually charged way. If you are looking for a book that will light within your heart a new fire of devotion to Christ in the Eucharist and inspire you to share that love with others, this is the place to start. I expect to return to this book many times in years to come, especially at those times when I feel myself growing spiritually lukewarm.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)