Pilgrims look forward to bringing Eucharist across Southwest
Pilgrims look forward to bringing Eucharist across Southwest, including wildfire-recovering LA
It may feel counterintuitive, but Charlie McCullough says that pilgrimage “teaches us how to live a normal life.” That has been his experience after traveling the southern route of the 2024 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage from the Texas-Mexico border to Indianapolis over the span of two months.
This year, he is doing it again — on a different route, with a different group — as the team lead of the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage from Indianapolis to Los Angeles.
“When we go on a pilgrimage, we’re taking time to set a goal and to walk towards that goal, and in regular life, we have the goal of heaven, and every single day we’re taking a step towards heaven,” McCullough told OSV News March 6.