Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
One of our Cub Scout students gleefully showed me his brand-new compass. A compass is a fantastic contraption – almost magical. It points north because of something we cannot see:
Earth’s magnetic field. It is a consistent, unfailing mechanism, a quiet gift of creation that helps us navigate this wondrous planet.
Christ is risen! Alleluia! We’ll be saying (and singing) that refrain and others like it until Pentecost, which this year isn’t until the end of May.
And well we should! The resurrection of Jesus is the irreplaceable centerpiece of our faith. So much so that St. Paul devoted a substantial portion of his First
Letter to the Corinthians addressing those who thought otherwise.