Eucharistic pilgrims learn to find grace in taunts of protesters

Eucharistic pilgrims learn to find grace in taunts of protesters

This year’s National Eucharistic Pilgrimage started out quietly enough.The pilgrimage began with a May 18 Mass of Thanksgiving to kick off the five-week trek from Indianapolis to Los Angeles.While last year’s National Eucharistic Pilgrimage included four different routes, coming from each coast of the country and converging in Indianapolis for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, this year’s trek included just a single route, and drew less me…

Sublime voices prepare for the 2028 Eucharistic Congress

Jubilate Deo choir singing for the Jubilate Deo Mass. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 The outlook for an inspiring choral experience on the feast of St Anthony of Padua at St Mary’s Cathedral last week was hardly auspicious. It was, after all, Friday the 13th.  Uniformed school children filled the pews—all of them—right back to the southern entrance. Fidgeting boys elbowed each other, girls giggled softly, boys with ties askew and…