The Eucharistic Storms: Communion in the hand and marginalizing the Real Presence

by Barry Forbes

Eucharistic storms have battered the Catholic Church since a number of Christ’s followers walked away at Capharnaum, two thousand years ago. While focusing on the three major eucharistic storms of history, this book exposes their primary attributes of denial and disbelief. The marginalization of the Real Presence, common over the past sixty years, bore half of all Catholics are unaware of the Church’s teaching on the Real Presence.

This aura of disbelief explains why massive numbers of Catholics walked away. Since the 1960s, the worldwide toll exceeds one hundred million souls. No one has any idea how large the final statistic might be, but the fallout silently continues. Communion in the hand while standing is the most visible example of a failure to teach the essence of Catholicism. It is also an open portal to abuse.

Critically, a significant percentage of Catholics have failed to understand what the Early Christians believed and died for, and what the Church has taught for two There is no survival without the Eucharist. 

Yet hope abounds. The Eucharistic Storms explains why a return to reverence, no matter how long it might take, is all but assured. 

139 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 23, 2014

About the author

Barry Forbes began his writing career in 1980, writing and producing literally hundreds of film and video corporate presentations, winning a handful of industry awards along the way. At the same time, he served as an editorial writer for Tribune Newspapers and wrote his first two books, both non-fiction.

In 1997, he founded and served as CEO for Sales Simplicity Software, a market leader which was sold two decades later.

What next? "I always loved mystery stories and one of my favorite places to visit was Prescott, Arizona. It's situated in rugged Central Arizona with tremendous locales for mysteries." In 2017, Barry merged his interest in mystery and his skills in writing, adding in a large dollop of technology. The Mystery Searchers Family Book Series was born. The first seven books are available now, and book eight will be released Spring, 2021.

Barry's wife, Linda, passed away in 2019 and The Mystery Searchers Family Book Series is dedicated to her. "Linda proofed the initial drafts of each book and acted as my chief advisor." The couple had been married for 49 years and had two children. A number of their fifteen grandchildren provided feedback on each book. Contact Barry: barry@mysterysearchers.com