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

How to Lead the Stations of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa
Of all the moments in a Holy Land pilgrimage, few compare to walking the Via Dolorosa stations of the cross with your parishioners. This is...

What to Pack for a Holy Land Pilgrimage: A Pilgrim’s Complete Checklist
A suitcase can tell you a lot about the person carrying it. A tourist packs for comfort and convenience—every contingency accounted for, every luxury squeezed...

Leading Your Parish Through the Holy Land: A Priest’s Guide
There is no place on earth quite like the Holy Land. To walk where Christ walked, to celebrate Mass where He was born, died, and...

Following the Magi: Bethlehem and the Sites of Christ’s Birth
They came from the East, following a star. Wise men—magi—who left behind comfort and certainty to seek a newborn king in an obscure Judean village....

4 things you can fit inside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
More than 1 million pilgrims travel each year to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Known for its...

A Family Pilgrimage
Each year at the Easter Vigil, we recall the pathway of salvation history through a series of seven Old Testament readings. The third reading is...

