We are Relic Hunters
One morning, Laura forwarded an Aleteia article about The Relic Project. Anthony Di Mauro founded this project with the mission to “establish a comprehensive online library of 1st and 2nd…
Our personal experiences with Catholic pilgrimages across the world, including Rome, Camino de Santiago, Holy Land, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, plus many others.
A Pilgrim’s Guide to St. Louis: Ven. Fulton Sheen’s Beatification
Gateway Arch at dawn, by Parker Botanical, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ven. Fulton Sheen will be beatified in St. Louis, the city that is kind of a second…
Exploring the UK and Ireland: York, England Travelogue {#6 in the ’24-’25 series}
Dear Reader, This is #6 in our series of travelogues all around Italy, the UK, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece from October 2024 through June 2025. It is our first…
The Vatican Nativity Exhibition and St. Peter’s Square {#5 in the series}
Ciao and Buon Natale! Merry Christmas from Roma! {#5 in the series} Dear Reader, This is #5 in our series of travelogues all around Italy, the UK, and Ireland from…
A DIFFERENT KIND OF PILGRIMAGE: FLORIDA’S PEPPER RANCH PRESERVE SUNFLOWER EVENT
I love sunflowers. There is something about their grand size, their vivid yellowness, and of course their sun searching. In Italian, the flower’s name is girasole—literally “sun turner.” No matter…
Pilgrim Tales Anthology: Our Stories
We, John and Laura, both have stories in the new fiction book, Pilgrim Tales: the inaugural anthology by the Catholic Writers Guild (CWG). The other ten authors in the anthology…
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in NYC Is Closed to the Public
Requiem Mass held in honor of Alex Klucik. We headed to NYC to attend a Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Laura’s nephew and godson, Alex Klucik.…
An Eastern Sicily Pilgrimage: From Mount Etna to Godfather Movie Sites {#4 in the series}
La Rocca, The Godfather, and “The Etna!” {#4 in the series} Dear Reader, This is #4 in our series of travelogues all around Italy, the UK, and Ireland from October…
A Sicily Pilgrimage: Family Heritage and Ancient Wonders from Palermo to Agrigento {#3 in the series}
Mosaics, a Market, Marsala, Monasteries, Miei Cugini and Martorana – from Sicily with Love Dear Reader, This is #3 in our series of travelogues all around Italy, the UK, and…
A Southern Italy Pilgrimage: From Padre Pio to the Sassi of Matera {#2 in the series}
Bologna and Cheese, Two Seas, Our Family Trees (And, Of Course, The "Usual" Saints and Eucharistic Miracles!) Dear Reader, This is #2 in our series of travelogues all around Italy,…
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