LA pilgrims see signs of a Eucharistic ‘turning point’ in Indianapolis
It wasn’t the trip George Gomez was expecting.
The 23-year-old seminarian for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles had been to big Catholic gatherings like World Youth Day in the past. But a 2,000 mile cross-country drive to attend the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis wasn’t exactly his idea of a dream summer vacation.
“I thought I was going to be dreading a long trip with a bunch of guys stuck in one car,” admitted Gomez, originally from Our Lady of Peace Church in North Hills.
But as the three vans carrying 15 seminarians and young “discerners” from LA headed east, they stopped at some “Catholic hot spots” along the way, including the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, the Loretto Chapel Miraculous Staircase and Sanctuary of Chimayo (both in Santa Fe), and Benedictine College in Kansas.