The Eucharistic Sacrifice of Jesus

by Christopher Anandappa

Overview

In this book argues one area that needs serious reform is in our understanding of the Eucharist. Failure to do so has led to the drop in number of Catholics attending Sunday mass on a regular basis. In fact recent statistics reveal worldwide only 15-20% of Catholics attend Sunday Mass. In Europe it is much less. Vat. II was an effort on the part of the Church to look with a critical eye at the church and try to rediscover the roots in which the whole church thing is grounded. Did the council succeed in this task? Probably not. Certainly not entirely. What it did succeed in doing was to offer some important perspective giving directives for its future renewal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781915463593
Publisher:	Amazon Marketing Hub
Publication date:	04/06/2023
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

I am Dr. Christopher Anandappa. I was born in Sri Lanka. Having completed my earlier education I entered the seminary and was ordained a priest in 1985. Being in the seminary I completed my bachelors in philosophy and theology from the Urban University of Rome, Italy. After ordination I served in a city shrine for three years and then as an assistant pastor and then pastor in a parish in Sri Lanka.
In 1993, I left for the USA to further my studies completing my Maters in Pastoral studies at Loyola university Chicago and completing my Doctor of ministry degree in Pastoral counselling, Doctoral of ministry in applied ministries and Ph. D in Pastoral psychology all at the Graduate Theological foundation in Indiana. During this time I also served as an assistant pastor and pastor in various parishes in the USA..
My experience of pastoral outreach became diverse as or the 25 years which I ministered in the USA, I also had the opportunity of serving as a Hospital chaplain, School chaplain, a part time chaplain at a mental hospital and a college professor which I lectured in world religion and Philosophy. During this time I also become a USA citizen. My passion for serving those in need also took me to Barcelona to complete a TESOL course by Trinity college London where I voluntarily helped many in teaching English as second language. This gave me more opportunities to reach out to those in need in central America and Africa where I continued my passion to help the needy through the rotary international in Central America. In 2006 I then left for Mozambique on a social project. Having returned to Sri Lanka to be with my ailing parents for a short time, I then came to the UK in 2014 during ,