Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
We have arrived at the high point of the Eucharistic Congress, the offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. All the events of the Congress lead up to this point, because the Mass is the source and summit of the Christian life. The Mass is the source and summit of the Eucharistic Congress.
Twenty-plus years ago my Yankee schoolteacher wife Laurie and I had a swimming pool installed at our home, affectionately known as High Grass Manor due to my aversion to yard work. Since our backyard slopes downhill and to the right, we got one of those nice fiberglass jobs. They hauled loads of sand and dirt and covered it with rip-rap rock, which ultimately gives it the look of volcanic mountain with a pool in the middle.