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A title for the Year of the PriestThis book examines what some of the most prominent voices of Christianitys distant past have taught about the Eucharist. The authors goal is to look at how the proponents of an emerging Christian orthodoxy understood, celebrated and presented the Eucharist in the centuries immediately following the end of the apostolic era.Father Billy has made a monumental contribution to the popularization of the Church Fathers at a time in the life of the religious community when being reminded of tradition is vital for the perpetuity of the faith. By a careful, sensitive and thoroughly readable exposure to the original texts of the Fathers, this book provides the faith community and the individual with a resource of equalized utility in both a delineation and explication of the Churchs teaching about and the meaning of the Eucharist. If ever a time was right for such a reintroduction of the Fathers teachings, now is unquestionably the time.John H. Morgan, Ph.D.President, Graduate Theological FoundationDennis Billy has done a masterful job of exposing us to almost 600 years of Christian belief on the Eucharist as reflected in the Fathers of the Church. He reminds us that this living faith of the dead is part of our heritage, something that we ignore only at our peril and loss. His writing is clear, practical and his treatment of each Father consistent. He helps us to see how each writer adds to the mosaic and richness of our Eucharistic faith. Especially helpful are the reflection questions that end each chapter, as these force readers to plumb the depth of their own understanding and faith and to examine how the Eucharist affects the whole of their Christian lives. I recommend it highly.Paul Bernier, SSSEditor, Emmanuel Magazine

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• Abbreviations(p. 9)
• Introduction(p. 11)
• Voice 1 Clement of Rome: Evolving Structures(p. 17)
• Voice 2 Ignatius of Antioch: Real Discipleship(p. 28)
• Voice 3 The Martyrdom of Polycarp: Dying for Christ(p. 37)
• Voice 4 The Didache: Church Order(p. 47)
• Voice 5 Justin Martyr: Explaining the Faith(p. 57)
• Voice 6 Irenaeus of Lyons: Correcting Error(p. 67)
• Voice 7 Clement of Alexandria: Christian Gnosis(p. 76)
• Voice 8 Tertullian of Carthage: Emerging Concepts(p. 87)
• Voice 9 The Apostolic Tradition: A Eucharistic Prayer(p. 98)
• Voice 10 Origen of Alexandria: Spiritual Meanings(p. 109)
• Voice 11 Cyprian of Carthage: Mingling Water with Wine(p. 119)
• Voice 12 Athanasius of Alexandria: Countering the Arian Threat(p. 129)
• Voice 13 Cyril of Jerusalem: Sharing the Fullness of Life(p. 139)
• Voice 14 Hilary of Poitiers: Defending the Faith(p. 149)
• Voice 15 Ambrose of Milan: Food for the Journey(p. 159)
• Voice 16 Basil the Great: Loving Service of God and Others(p. 169)
• Voice 17 Gregory of Nazianzus: Receiving Divine Medicine(p. 179)
• Voice 18 Gregory of Nyssa: Restoring the Divine Image(p. 190)
• Voice 19 John Chrysostom: Real Presence and Real Sacrifice(p. 200)
• Voice 20 Jerome: True Sacrament of Passover(p. 210)
• Voice 21 Augustine of Hippo: Bread of Love(p. 220)
• Voice 22 Leo the Great: Proclaiming the Real Presence(p. 230)
• Voice 23 Gregory the Great: Holy Sacrifice of Christ(p. 239)
• Conclusion(p. 249)
• Acknowledgments(p. 251)

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Dennis Billy holds a Th.D. in Church History from Haryard Divinity School and a S.T.D. in spirituality from the pontifical University of St. Thomas. He holds the John Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and also serves as Karl Rahner Professor of Catholic Theology at the Graduate Theological Foundation.