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New Wine New Wineskins: Revisiting Catholic Sacramentality Through The Eyes Of A Child's Spiritual Being, Nigel Mackay, Peter Caputi, Gerard Stoyles, Geoffrey Lyons
New Wine New Wineskins: Revisiting Catholic Sacramentality Through The Eyes Of A Child's Spiritual Being, Nigel Mackay, Peter Caputi, Gerard Stoyles, Geoffrey Lyons
Nigel Mackay
This theoretical paper discusses the spirituality of childhood within the context of Catholic sacramentality, specifically the childÿs experience of the Sacrament of Eucharist. The authors argue that readiness for a childÿs reception of the Eucharist needs to take into account the spiritual being of the child, as well as the childÿs cognitive capacity to grasp the meaning of the Eucharist. Future research directions arising from this theoretical paper are discussed in the conclusion.