2023 Franciscan Zoom Lecture – June 15

Franciscan Theology of the Eucharist: Does it inform our lives?

In an age that progressively removed the faithful’s access to the Eucharist, Saint Francis of Assisi conceived an approach to the Eucharist built upon his embrace of the humanity of Christ. Eucharist provided a means for living in this world as Christ lived and so it influenced the evolution of the community and the Order. Today, how does or how might a Franciscan conception of the Eucharist inspire believers to receive Eucharist as a transformational encounter with Christ and the world?

By: James “Jim” Sabak, O.F.M.

James “Jim” Sabak, O.F.M., is a Franciscan Friar of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus (New York, New York). He received his Doctorate in Sacramental Theology/Liturgy from The Catholic University of America in 2012. Jim currently holds the position of Director of Worship for the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, and episcopal emcee for the bishop of Raleigh. He has taught at Siena College, Albany, New York; Catholic University, Washington, D.C.; and at the Franciscan School of Theology. In addition to pastoral presentations on liturgical theology and pastoral application of the sacraments, he has written for the journals: Worship, Studia Liturgica, Horizons, and has been a contributor to the “PrayTell Blog.” Jim also co-hosts the Potential to be Amazing podcast.

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