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A home-schooling mother of 12 children, Margaret (Steichen �84) O�Reilly has remarkably found time to pen a about the Holy Eucharist in Homiletic and Pastoral Review.

�That the infinite Son of God would give himself entirely to his beloved Church � not just his image or a mere symbol of his love, but his very self, whole and complete � is unfathomable by finite minds,� writes Mrs. O�Reilly, who earned catechetical certification from Our Lady of Peace Pontifical Catechetical Institute in Beaverton, Oregon. �That he would remain forever present to his people in a form that does not overpower us, but that can enter into and transform us, springs from an intellect surpassing all created intellects. It flows from a love surpassing all human love.�

Among the many wonderful insights Mrs. O�Reilly includes in her article is that �the Lord of all creation, who made things as they are, alone has the authority to alter the natural order of created things.� Following His command, �the disciples and their consecrated successors � accomplish the unimaginable.�

The full article, , is available via the Homiletic and Pastoral Review website.