This is my blood, donated for you When my arm is stretched out and blood is trickling out of me, I find myself thinking of Jesus.

The difficulty of these statements about bread and body, wine and blood is no doubt proved by the diversity of interpretation that has arisen in the years since Christ first uttered those words.

This is my flesh: Holy communion as an act of human connection, from sex to childbirth to death Jesus told his disciples, "take my body." I have a deeper understanding of that command now ...

“This is my body…this is my blood. Do thisin remembrance of me.” – Jesus In the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, Jesus tells the followers to bless, break, and take the bread. “This ...

A blood oxygen level indicates how well the body distributes oxygen from the lungs to all of its cells. What does it mean to have low blood oxygen?

Yes. My very own body and blood. And your very own body and blood, too. As Jesus offered His very life for us to the very end, so, too, must each one of us. This is the meaning of the Eucharist ...

But there is some flesh-and-blood wresting too. In Genesis, Rachel says, "With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed." ...

This is my blood: Why a former punk rocker agreed to raise her daughter Catholic I once saw the church as intimidating, but now I saw promise. The pope had changed my worldview. So had my daughter ...

Brown period blood is nothing to freak out about. It's common and it is normal, but what is the reason behind brown period blood? We asked the period experts ...

“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a partaking in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a partaking in the body of Christ?” (1 Corinthians 10:16).

Some people believe that blood is blue when it is in the body and turns red when it interacts with oxygen. This is not true. Lear more here.

The Body, the Blood, and the Ongoing Debate Around the Lord’s Supper James Thompson Evangelicals differ over whether communion is a symbol of Christ or a means to encounter him.