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The Pilgrim’s Journey

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

Sharing the Jolly News from Bethlehem

December 17, 2020 · Andrea J
While Christmas is often associated with a jolly old man bearing gifts for all, there is another less-jolly old man even more closely tied with the birthplace of our Savior. And who also happened to offer a gift to the world. Yes, even saints get
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Guadalupe

The Incomprehensible Beauty of Mary

December 10, 2020 · Bri Campbell
I’ve only become interested in Our Lady of Guadalupe within the last 4 years or so. I’m a self-proclaimed artist who finds great joy in creating religious art. After completing pieces of many of my favorite saints to hang around my college home, and then
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Saints

The Great American Saints – Part 2

December 3, 2020 · Krista Behringer
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Born: July 15, 1850 in Italy Died: December 22, 1917 (age 67) Beatified: November 13, 1938 by Pope Pius XI Canonized: July 7, 1946 by Pope Pius XII Feast day: November 13 Patron of: immigrants and hospital administrators Although born in
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Finding Mashed Potatoes & Turkey in Rome

November 24, 2020 · Bri Campbell
When my husband and I got married we were blessed to meet the now-Saint John Paul II in person. I wore my wedding dress and Pope John Paul II made the Sign of the Cross over us, took our hands in his, and gave us
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Saints

The Great American Saints

November 17, 2020 · Krista Behringer
The year 2020 has certainly brought many changes and challenges, causing stress and certain anxieties never before experienced. Timing couldn’t be better for us to connect with a few of our great American Saints and one of our Blessed. We can learn how they lived,
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Camino de Santiago

Walking the Path to Sainthood

November 4, 2020 · Andrea J
Throughout the first month of my Camino across northern Spain we had been blessed with the warmest and driest October in 200 years. The sun shone every day and the little rain we did have was warm and ended quickly, allowing us to dry out by the end of the
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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.