What a Trillion Dollars Could Never Buy

What a Trillion Dollars Could Never Buy

From Fr. Brian Soliven Sermons by Rev. Brian J. Soliven

June 8, 2026 · 21 min · Season 2026

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of love in understanding the mystery of the Eucharist and the true presence of Jesus in Holy Mass.

To enter into the mystery of the Eucharist – this baffling teaching that Jesus is truly and fully present in the “bread” and “wine” at each Holy Mass – one thing is required above all else: love. For love is not merely an affection; it is a kind of sight. It enables us to look through things rather than merely at them. Without love, we remain trapped upon the surface of reality, mistaking appearances for the whole truth. Consider a bride and groom standing before one another on their wedding day. The guests may admire the elegance of the dress or the sharpness of the suit, but the true spectacle is elsewhere. It is written upon their faces. Their eyes are fixed upon one another with a gaze that seems almost to forget the rest of the world. To everyone else, the man is simply a man and the woman simply a woman—a son, a daughter, a friend, a relative. Yet to the lovers themselves, something more is revealed. Love has uncovered a depth invisible to the casual observer. They behold in one another a mystery, a significance, a glory that others can only dimly perceive. Love, then, is not a departure from reality but an entrance into it. This sheds light upon our Lord's question to His…

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Host: Rev. Brian J. Soliven

Topics covered

  • Eucharist
  • love
  • spirituality
  • Christian teaching
  • mystery of faith

Keywords

  • Eucharist
  • love
  • spirituality
  • Christianity
  • mystery
  • faith
  • Holy Mass

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