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

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...

How to Lead a Pilgrimage to Marian Shrines
As the Solemnity of the Assumption draws near each August, something stirs in Catholic hearts. We turn instinctively toward our Blessed Mother—and many priests begin...

What to Say When Pilgrims Struggle: Pastoral Care on the Road
Somewhere around the fourth or fifth day, it happens. A pilgrim who arrived radiant with anticipation grows quiet. Another stands before the empty tomb and...

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...

