Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Still Standing against an October Sky Sitting on the Île de la Cité, the Notre-Dame Cathedral has been a Gothic icon of Paris for over 850 years. It took nearly…
Sainte-Chapelle de Paris
Holy Chapel Sainte-Chapelle means "Holy Chapel" and with good reason. It was built by King Louis IX (later Saint Louis) in the mid-13th century for a specific purpose -- to…
Duolingo Is Pretty Great, Not “Perfecto”
A world of languages. As part of the preparation to walk the "Camino Portuguese", which goes from Portugal to Spain, my husband chose to brush up on and study Spanish using Duolingo. As you may know, Duolingo is the number…
Praying Fatima’s Stations of the Cross
As mentioned in my Fatima Pilgrimage post, the night of our visit we got the inspiration to pray the Stations of the Cross which grace Fatima's Basilica of Our Lady…
Fatima Pilgrimage
Why we chose Fatima I have always wanted to visit Fatima, Portugal. Well, more accurately, I longed to go ever since my son was very small, and we learned the…
A Year of Pilgrimages in Faith-filled Florida (and Benefits of Going on Pilgrimages)
In March of 2019, I set out to do a year of pilgrimages throughout Florida on the First Saturdays of each month. Because I was inspired to encourage pilgrimages (and…
What exactly is a pilgrimage?
Looking up the word pilgrimage in the dictionary will get you something like the following: 1. a journey of a pilgrim, especially one to a shrine or sacred place2. the…
How should I do the Camino — with a tour group or on my own?
There are many group options for the Camino. I have a friend who raves about the Camino she did a couple of years ago with the group Creatio, and I…
Why are we going on the Camino De Santiago?
The reasons someone ends up on the Camino are varied. For some pilgrims, it's the physical challenge of it. Others want a European adventure. It could be a desire to…
When is the best time of year to go on the Camino?
Because there are so many Camino routes, it depends somewhat on where you are starting. Another consideration would be the length of your trip and if the weather would become…