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

How Group Pilgrimage Strengthens Parish Life
Ask a priest who has led his people on pilgrimage what changed, and he rarely begins with the sites. He begins with the parish. A...

Confession in Medjugorje: Why Pilgrims Call It the Confessional of the World
There is a sound you notice in Medjugorje before you understand it: the long, unhurried quiet of people waiting to confess. Outside St. James Church,...

Bringing Your Parishioners to Medjugorje: Pastoral Considerations
There is a reason Medjugorje has drawn more than forty million pilgrims in four decades, and it has little to do with sightseeing. People come...

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,...

