Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage and Mexico City Meanderings
Arrival to La Ciudad de México In April of 2024, we were blessed to travel to Mexico City when John surprised Laura with this trip as an early birthday gift. ¡Muchas…
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.
How to Visit the Real Sword in the Stone (Saint Galgano Guide)
San Galgano: Tuscany's Hidden Spiritual Treasure Researching for our 2023 Via Francigena, Laura found the Abbey of San Galgano, not far from Siena. She was struck by the legend of…
Procession for Saint Catherine of Siena
Knights of the Holy Sepulchre at the House of Saint Catherine of Siena. Procession for Saint Catherine of Siena We ate lunch on Saturday in Siena, just outside the walls…
Saint Patrick’s Footsteps: The Hills of Tara and Slane
Hill of Slane On our pilgrimage through Ireland's sacred sites, we recently visited two of the most historically significant locations connected to St. Patrick: the Hill of Tara and the…
EDINBURGH ENCHANMENT WITH A GLASGOW GLIMMER
Hogmanay Hopes and Tooling about Town Our flight to Edinburgh on December 28th included a layover in Munich. The airport’s pretzel and German beer were a nice transition from Italian…
Montefiascone, Italy’s Unexpected Stations of the Cross
(photo: Public Domain) Having the opportunity to revisit some of the beloved towns we had hiked to on the Via Francigena brought us to Montefiascone. We wanted to see the…
Who was Saint Oliver Plunkett? The Last Martyr of Tyburn
Saint Oliver Plunkett. Saint Oliver Plunkett's Shrine in Drogheda One of the most moving experiences of our pilgrimage through Ireland was learning about Saint Oliver Plunkett. We first encountered his…
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.…
Canonization of Carlo Acutis
Blessed Carlo Acutis. Canonization of Carlo Acutis We are planning to attend the Mass for Canonization of Carlo Acutis on April 27th (2025). The ceremony will be at St. Peter’s…