Journal

  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 gracias!…

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…

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…