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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…

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…

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…

A New Light on an Ancient Devotion As we journey through the Jubilee Year 2025 as "Pilgrims of Hope," we learned of a beautiful new devotion that has emerged from…

(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…

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…

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…

The Shroud of Turin The highlight of any pilgrimage to Turin is, of course, the Shroud. Called Sacra Sindone in Italian, is located at the Cathedral of Saint John the…

Visiting Saint Thomas More's Cell in the Tower of London One of the most inspiring days of our pilgrimage throughout Europe was the opportunity to visit the cell where Saint…

Saint Finbarr (also called Fionnbharra, Barre, and Barry) lived in south Ireland between 550 and 623 AD.  His name means “fair-headed” in Irish, leading to his birth legend. It is…