Faith, Travel, and the Call to Walk in Christ's Footsteps
What to Say When Pilgrims Struggle: Pastoral Care on the Road
Somewhere around the fourth or fifth day, it happens. A pilgrim who arrived radiant with anticipation grows quiet. Another stands before the empty tomb and...
Medjugorje in June: Anniversary of the Apparitions
On the evening of June 24, 1981, six young people on a rocky hillside in what was then communist Yugoslavia saw a woman holding a...
Managing Group Dynamics on a 10-Day Pilgrimage
The sixth day is often when something gives. The group has settled into bus seats and dining-table groupings. The early-trip courtesies have thinned. Someone has...
The Liturgical Calendar in the Holy Land: Planning Around Feast Days
The liturgical calendar is more than a schedule of feasts. It is the Church’s annual passage through the mystery of Christ—His birth, ministry, passion, resurrection,...
The Sea of Galilee: Where Jesus Called His First Disciples
A Sea of Galilee pilgrimage begins with a strange disappointment. The water looks ordinary — a wide, calm lake ringed by low brown hills, fishing...
The Upper Room and Pentecost: Visiting Where the Church Was Born
The disciples were behind locked doors. Christ had risen, but the men who had walked with Him were still afraid. They stayed in that room...