Faith, Travel, and the Call to Walk in Christ's Footsteps
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,...
Shepherding Souls at Fatima: Leading a Marian Pilgrimage
There is something disarming about Fatima. After the grandeur of Rome or the layered antiquity of the Holy Land, the Cova da Iria can feel...
Leading Your Parish to Rome and the Vatican
To stand at the tomb of Peter is to stand at the foundation of the Church. To kneel before the relics of saints whose names...
Climbing Apparition Hill: The Heart of a Medjugorje Pilgrimage
Halfway up Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, most pilgrims stop. The path isn’t dangerous. The distance isn’t far — less than half a mile from the...
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...