The Pilgrim's Journey

Archbishop of Indianapolis speaks about the power his Holy Land pilgrimage (Video 1 of 10)

Richard SontagLast Updated: September 14th, 2020Holy Land

This article is written by the senior vice president of Marian University, Daniel Conway. His published reflection, entitled “A perfect pilgrimage to the Holy Land”, follows. The next time the Archdiocese of Indianapolis advertises a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, don’t hesitate. Don’t think about it, discuss it with family and friends, or pray about it … Read More

Tower of Jericho

Jericho: 10K year-old tower sets world record as oldest tower on earth & tallest until 2650 B.C.

Richard SontagLast Updated: September 16th, 2020Church News, Holy Land

(The Zionsville Current) Jericho, in the Palestinian Territories, is best known as the city where Joshua “fit the battle” and the “walls come tumblin’ down.” Archaeologists cannot confirm that famous Biblical story, but did unearth a tower that held a world’s record for more than 5,000 years. Located in the Judean Desert, Jericho is known … Read More

Archbishop Tobin on the Pilgrimage

R RLast Updated: February 20th, 2015Holy Land

This week, Archbishop Tobin writes a bit about the pilgrimage to the Holy Land in his weekly column: To view photos of his Catholic archdiocesan Holy Land pilgrimage on Pinterest, click here. Our Lenten journey, a pilgrimage of hope Archbishop Joseph W. TobinThis is the first of a series of articles I am writing for … Read More

Archbishop Tobin (Indianapolis) leads group on Holy Land Pilgrimage with Tekton Ministries

R RLast Updated: July 13th, 2020Holy Land

Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin is leading an archdiocesan pilgrimage from Indianapolis to the Holy Land from February 4-15, 2015 with Tekton Ministries.  Traveling with a large group of pilgrims is Natalie Hoefer of the archdiocesan staff.  Tekton always encourages its pilgrims to share photos and reflections with us.  Natalie, like Corey Bruns, a seminarian who recently … Read More