#12441 Do Catholics Worship Bread, Communion and Adoration Explained - Colin Donovan
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🗓️ 3 November 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Do Catholics worship bread?” This episode delves into the nuances of Communion and Adoration, addressing common misconceptions. We also explore why laypeople were allowed to partake from the chalice, the omission of the ‘I confess’ prayer during the penitential rite, and the significance of understanding our moral obligations regarding Communion.
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Questions Covered:
- 03:20 – Do Catholics worship bread?
- 11:18 – Why did they start letting the lay people partake in communion through the chalice? And why was it originally prohibited?
- 18:37 – Why do some churches, during the penitential rite, omit the ‘I confess’ prayer?
- 20:46 – Why can’t we see what is happening in heaven during the Mass?
- 28:55 – What is my moral obligation to someone who I know is receiving communion outside of the state of grace?
- 33:48 – John 6 compared 1 Cor. 11, why are there conflicting consequences?
- 42:17 – What steps do we need to do to be able to return to the Catholic Church and receive communion?
- 46:10 – We didn’t hear the Gloria yesterday at Mass. Why is that?
- 48:16 – How do we get the most out of adoration? How can I better explain adoration to people?
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| 1:42.3 | at least every week on the EWTN radio network, and always one of the folks who answers your questions at least every week on the EW10 Radio Network, |
| 1:47.0 | and always one of our favorite guests, Colin Donovan. Colin, thank you very much for being here. |
| 1:51.0 | Oh, it's really good to be here, as always, I. |
| 1:54.0 | And as a theologian, do they teach you about the Mass? Like, are there classes on the Mass, or does it not come up? |
| 2:00.0 | Well, no, it absolutely does. I mean, I went through seminary formation, so even though I |
| 2:06.5 | wasn't ordained, we not only did we have the theological preparation for it, but some of the |
| 2:12.4 | practicum as well, and then if you were going on to the deacconate, of course, they start getting |
| 2:17.1 | into the more |
| 2:17.7 | serious stuff, so I didn't do any of that. But we certainly get a lot of theology. And I went to a |
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