Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers Podcast for living, understanding, and

defending your Catholic faith.

Today we talk about why some people, or maybe all people at some time, I don't know

how to put it, are excluded from receiving the Eucharist in the Catholic Church.

Many people are deeply offended by this, many within the church, many outside of the

church, see that as inconsistent with the generosity of Christ and the openness of the church

to the whole world.

So why is the sacrament exclusive at some times and in some situations of our lives?

To help us talk about that, how do you describe Monsignor Eugene Morris?

First of all, if you ever get the chance to go to Rome with them, go to Rome with them,

all right?

Who else?

He's an absolutely delightful travel companion and a wonderful chaplain for whatever pilgrimage

you might be doing.

He's been a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis since 1996, served in all kinds of

academic and administrative and pastoral positions since then.

And he's a radio guy, doing radio in Ohio and on relevant radio and around the world.

And Monsignor Eugene Morris, thank you for being with us.

Hi, it's good to be here.

It's always good to be able to talk about one of my favorite topics, the most holy Eucharist.

Yes.

And, okay, so the most holy Eucharist is a, I mean, I almost hate to say it, but it's

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