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Preparing the heart as well as the suitcase for a Catholic pilgrimage.

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Be Transformed

August 4, 2022 · Andrea J
This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, where the disciples encountered Jesus’ divinity in a profound way.  This encounter was so meaningful to them that they wanted to stay there and bask in His glory.  The same can happen to us throughout our
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Holy Land Inspiration

July 8, 2022 · Richard Sontag
A little over a month ago, several seminarians, priests, and lay faithful had the pleasure and privilege of taking a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and the trip was not like your standard trip (as if a trip to the king of the universe’s stomping
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My Final Three

June 16, 2022 · Bri Campbell
July 10, 2017, was my first day working at Tekton Ministries. Nearly 5 years later, I find myself recounting the memories of my top three pilgrimages.  Perhaps you may find inspiration for your next pilgrimage… Italy I went to Italy with Tekton Ministries as I
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Unexpected Blessings

May 26, 2022 · Andrea J
I first learned about the Camino de Santiago my senior year of college. It became a dream of mine from that day on. I never knew how I could make it a reality, given the logistics of needing at least a month off work and
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Drawing Near to our Mothers

May 5, 2022 · Andrea J
Nine years ago, while I was in the Chapel of the Apparitions in Fatima, our priest shared a story about one of our fellow pilgrims.  At seventeen, she was one of the younger ones in our group and was on this pilgrimage with her older
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How to Add Moments to your Life

March 16, 2022 · Bri Campbell
This past Saturday, I returned to the U.S. from a week-long stay in Medjugorje – a small village nestled in the hills of Bosnia-Herzegovina, not far from the coast of the Adriatic Sea. When asked, most people cannot point to this place on a map.
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The Real Pilgrimage Begins at Home

Reading prepares the heart, but the journey itself is where grace does its work, and the months afterward are where it shows. When you are ready to walk, we are ready to walk with you.