Faith, Travel, and the Call to Walk in Christ's Footsteps

How Pilgrimage Changes You: What to Expect When You Return Home
The real pilgrimage begins the moment you walk back through your own front door. On the road to Emmaus, two disciples walked side by side...

The Priest’s Guide to Confession Availability in the Holy Land
Something happens to pilgrims in the Holy Land that doesn’t happen anywhere else. Standing where Christ suffered, died, and rose again, the distance between head...

Holy Week in Jerusalem: The Most Profound Week of Your Life
Every parish in the world observes Holy Week. We hear the Passion read aloud. We venerate the cross. We sit in darkened churches and wait....

How to Prepare Homilies for Holy Land Sites: A Scripture-to-Site Guide
A homily at your home parish draws on Scripture, tradition, and your knowledge of your people. A homily in the Holy Land draws on all...

In the Footsteps of St. Joseph: Holy Land Sites Honoring the Foster Father
He left no letters. No teachings recorded in Scripture bear his name. And yet Joseph of Nazareth shaped the earthly life of the Son of...

How to Celebrate Mass at the Holy Sepulchre
Of all the graces available to a priest leading pilgrimage in the Holy Land, none compares to celebrating Mass at the Church of the Holy...

