Via Francigena: Lucca to Rome
Our Via Francigena We completed the Via Francigena (VF) a couple of years ago, and documented our journey mostly on YouTube. Below is a compilation of those videos. We learned…
Visiting Calabria, Amalfi Coast, Napoli, Pietrelcina, and Roma! (Or Miracles, Apostles, Saints, Food, and Friends)
FAMILY OR NOT, HERE WE COME! Once in Sambiase, it was time to try another climb up John’s family tree. The dreary rainy day may have foretold what was next.…
The Holy Relics of Saint Jude
The Holy Relics of Saint Jude are currently on pilgrimage throughout the United States. We were blessed to see them.
Practical Tips for Visiting Fatima on Pilgrimage
We visited Fatima recently and wish to share some practical advice. How to get to Fatima The closest international airport is Lisbon. Fatima is about 75 miles north of Lisbon,…
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
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…
Camino De Santiago Planning using YouTube
While planning our pilgrimage to the Camino De Santiago, we were blessed to find tons of information available already from a variety of Camino YouTubers. These folks have put a…
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…