{"id":12979,"date":"2012-01-10T12:38:34","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T18:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=12979"},"modified":"2012-01-10T17:43:09","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T23:43:09","slug":"12979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/","title":{"rendered":"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Packaged
Packaged eucharistic hosts on a shelf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
This is<\/a> a fascinating and provocative exploration of the production and marketing of communion wafers in contemporary liturgical traditions. Rowan Moore Gerety’s essay gave me some unease at seeing unconsecrated wafers treated so much like any other economic commodity. On the other hand, as several sources in the article observe, this is theologically justified by the fact that, before consecration, it is just bread. Should they have been touched by human hands and human prayer during production, or remain pure? Should their marketing be a matter of pride and honor, or a matter of longtime personal contact between monastic communities and parishes? Should price and efficiency be a factor? The general manager of Cavanagh Company, the largest source of US communion breads, says, \u201cAdvertising our altar bread is a positive thing for Cavanagh Company. We take a lot of pride in putting our family name on a product that will eventually become the body and blood of Jesus.\u201d What do you think?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The general manager of Cavanagh Company, the largest source of US communion breads, says, \u201cAdvertising our altar bread is a positive thing for Cavanagh Company. We take a lot of pride in putting our family name on a product that will eventually become the body and blood of Jesus.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mass"],"yoast_head":"\nThe production and distribution of eucharistic bread - Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread - Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The general manager of Cavanagh Company, the largest source of US communion breads, says, \u201cAdvertising our altar bread is a positive thing for Cavanagh Company. We take a lot of pride in putting our family name on a product that will eventually become the body and blood of Jesus.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-01-10T18:38:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2012-01-10T23:43:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/killingthebuddha.com\/wp-content\/articleimages\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kimberly Hope Belcher\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kimberly Hope Belcher\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kimberly Hope Belcher\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f99e819ba51084d4a5ff56a947fcbc96\"},\"headline\":\"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-01-10T18:38:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-01-10T23:43:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":183,\"commentCount\":59,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/killingthebuddha.com\\\/wp-content\\\/articleimages\\\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Eucharist\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/\",\"name\":\"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread - Home\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/killingthebuddha.com\\\/wp-content\\\/articleimages\\\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-01-10T18:38:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-01-10T23:43:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/killingthebuddha.com\\\/wp-content\\\/articleimages\\\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/killingthebuddha.com\\\/wp-content\\\/articleimages\\\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/10\\\/12979\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home\",\"description\":\"Worship, Wit & Wisdom\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Home\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/cropped-BlogHeaderFinal2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/cropped-BlogHeaderFinal2.jpg\",\"width\":1340,\"height\":209,\"caption\":\"Home\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f99e819ba51084d4a5ff56a947fcbc96\",\"name\":\"Kimberly Hope Belcher\",\"description\":\"Kimberly Belcher received her Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies at Notre Dame in 2009. After teaching at St John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, she returned to Notre Dame as a faculty member in 2013. Her research interests include sacramental theology (historical and contemporary), trinitarian theology, and ritual studies. Her interest in the church tradition is challenged, deepened, and inspired by her three children.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/praytellblog.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/kbelcher\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread - Home","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread - Home","og_description":"The general manager of Cavanagh Company, the largest source of US communion breads, says, \u201cAdvertising our altar bread is a positive thing for Cavanagh Company. We take a lot of pride in putting our family name on a product that will eventually become the body and blood of Jesus.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/","og_site_name":"Home","article_published_time":"2012-01-10T18:38:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2012-01-10T23:43:09+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/killingthebuddha.com\/wp-content\/articleimages\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Kimberly Hope Belcher","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kimberly Hope Belcher","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/"},"author":{"name":"Kimberly Hope Belcher","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f99e819ba51084d4a5ff56a947fcbc96"},"headline":"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread","datePublished":"2012-01-10T18:38:34+00:00","dateModified":"2012-01-10T23:43:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/"},"wordCount":183,"commentCount":59,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/killingthebuddha.com\/wp-content\/articleimages\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg","articleSection":["Eucharist"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/","url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/","name":"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread - Home","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/killingthebuddha.com\/wp-content\/articleimages\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg","datePublished":"2012-01-10T18:38:34+00:00","dateModified":"2012-01-10T23:43:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/killingthebuddha.com\/wp-content\/articleimages\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/killingthebuddha.com\/wp-content\/articleimages\/holy-bread-supermarket.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/10\/12979\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The production and distribution of eucharistic bread"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/","name":"Home","description":"Worship, Wit & Wisdom","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#organization","name":"Home","url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cropped-BlogHeaderFinal2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cropped-BlogHeaderFinal2.jpg","width":1340,"height":209,"caption":"Home"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f99e819ba51084d4a5ff56a947fcbc96","name":"Kimberly Hope Belcher","description":"Kimberly Belcher received her Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies at Notre Dame in 2009. After teaching at St John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, she returned to Notre Dame as a faculty member in 2013. Her research interests include sacramental theology (historical and contemporary), trinitarian theology, and ritual studies. Her interest in the church tradition is challenged, deepened, and inspired by her three children.","url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/author\/kbelcher\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12979"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12987,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12979\/revisions\/12987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}