From a Pilgrim’s Notebook
A pilgrimage is unlike any other form of travel. The goal is not how many pictures you’ve taken or how many souvenirs can be squeezed into a suitcase but achieving some form of spiritual growth, a chance for a new…
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From a Pilgrim’s Notebook: The Spiritual Masterpieces of Florence
Art has long served as a source of spiritual inspiration—a way to learn more about what we believe as well as a vehicle to express thoughts and feelings transcend words. There is no greater treasure trove of Christian religious art…
From a Pilgrim’s Notebook: Saint Catherine of Siena
Faith is at once a communal act and something intensely personal. While we pray together as one Church, our experiences, needs and concerns provide each of us with a very individual lens through which our faith life is filtered. So…
From a Pilgrim’s Notebook: Assisi
“Hic locus sanctus est.” This inscription,which translates to “This is a holy place,” can be found at the entrance to the little chapel of Porziuncula in Assisi. The tiny church, which now is enclosed within the walls of St. Mary…
From the Pilgrim’s Notebook: The Catacombs and St. Peter’s Basilica
The sheer scope of Christianity was brought home to our Living with Christ pilgrimage on our second day of touring. In the morning we visited the Catacombs of Saint Calixtus on the Appian Way, the road where Christ is said…