Weighty Things: Unhealthy Bodies and the Body of Christ
In the Eucharist we have a material practice that makes of us a social body, implicating all our eating and overeating.
In the Eucharist we have a material practice that makes of us a social body, implicating all our eating and overeating.
This essay reflects upon the fascinating painting by Velázquez Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, discusses the current Roman Catholic rules of abstinence, and considers the curious fact that these are less rigorous than those adopted by vegetarians and many others in secular society.