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…
The Hopeful Mysteries of the Rosary
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…
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…
Saint Oliver Plunkett
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…
Our Pilgrimage to Turin
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
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
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…
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