Does receiving Christ in the Eucharist make us more holy?

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My Protestant husband has used the argument against me several times lately that I should be a better Christian than he since I am receiving the Body and Blood of Christ weekly, and because I am part of the “one true Church”. I have told him that I do not claim to be any better than him, that I only do the best I can, but am still a sinner. Also, that it is not magical in any way and the people receiving the Eucharist are still just people.

Is he right? Should I be a better person for receiving Christ weekly?
 
Dear LC,

Your husband is in no place to be able to judge the state of your soul. He has no way of knowing how holy you would be if you were not receiving the sacraments. He also doesn’t know how much better he would be if he were receiving them. He is really just out there in the cold, trying to imagine what the warmth around the fire is really like and insisting that it’s really just as cold as it is where he is.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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