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Read more about the article A DIFFERENT KIND OF PILGRIMAGE: FLORIDA’S PEPPER RANCH PRESERVE SUNFLOWER EVENT

A DIFFERENT KIND OF PILGRIMAGE: FLORIDA’S PEPPER RANCH PRESERVE SUNFLOWER EVENT

  • Post author:Laura
  • Post published:March 14, 2026
  • Post category:Pilgrimages

I love sunflowers.  There is something about their grand size, their vivid yellowness, and of course their sun searching. In Italian, the flower’s name is girasole—literally “sun turner.”  No matter…

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Read more about the article Pilgrim Tales Anthology: Our Stories

Pilgrim Tales Anthology: Our Stories

  • Post author:John & Laura
  • Post published:March 14, 2026
  • Post category:Pilgrimages

We, John and Laura, both have stories in the new fiction book, Pilgrim Tales: the inaugural anthology by the Catholic Writers Guild (CWG). The other ten authors in the anthology…

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Read more about the article Celebrate St. Joseph’s Day the Hallowed Home Way

Celebrate St. Joseph’s Day the Hallowed Home Way

  • Post author:Laura
  • Post published:March 10, 2026
  • Post category:Hallowed Home

Our St. Joseph Altar or Table. How to Celebrate St. Joseph’s Day the Hallowed Home Way “Tupa, tupa.” (Knock, knock.) No, it’s not the start of that old child’s joke,…

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Read more about the article Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in NYC Is Closed to the Public

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in NYC Is Closed to the Public

  • Post author:John & Laura
  • Post published:March 2, 2026
  • Post category:Pilgrimages

Requiem Mass held in honor of Alex Klucik. We headed to NYC to attend a Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Laura’s nephew and godson, Alex Klucik.…

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Read more about the article An Eastern Sicily Pilgrimage: From Mount Etna to Godfather Movie Sites {#4 in the series}

An Eastern Sicily Pilgrimage: From Mount Etna to Godfather Movie Sites {#4 in the series}

  • Post author:Laura
  • Post published:February 16, 2026
  • Post category:Pilgrimages

La Rocca, The Godfather, and “The Etna!” {#4 in the series} Dear Reader, This is #4 in our series of travelogues all around Italy, the UK, and Ireland from October…

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Read more about the article Beyond Giving Something Up: A Guide to the Lenten Table

Beyond Giving Something Up: A Guide to the Lenten Table

  • Post author:John & Laura
  • Post published:February 8, 2026
  • Post category:Hallowed Home

Introduction: Reframing the 40 Days For many of us, Ash Wednesday brings the familiar question: "What am I giving up for Lent?" We often see these forty days as a…

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Read more about the article A Sicily Pilgrimage: Family Heritage & Ancient Wonders from Palermo to Agrigento {#3 in the series}

A Sicily Pilgrimage: Family Heritage & Ancient Wonders from Palermo to Agrigento {#3 in the series}

  • Post author:Laura
  • Post published:February 2, 2026
  • Post category:Pilgrimages

Mosaics, a Market, Marsala, Monasteries, Miei Cugini and Martorana – from Sicily with Love Dear Reader, This is #3 in our series of travelogues all around Italy, the UK, and…

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Read more about the article A Southern Italy Pilgrimage: From Padre Pio to the Sassi of Matera {#2 in the series}

A Southern Italy Pilgrimage: From Padre Pio to the Sassi of Matera {#2 in the series}

  • Post author:Laura
  • Post published:January 30, 2026
  • Post category:Pilgrimages

Bologna and Cheese, Two Seas, Our Family Trees (And, Of Course, The "Usual" Saints and Eucharistic Miracles!) Dear Reader, This is #2 in our series of travelogues all around Italy,…

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Read more about the article A Venice Pilgrimage: Morning Mass at San Marco & Island Hopping {#1 in the Series}

A Venice Pilgrimage: Morning Mass at San Marco & Island Hopping {#1 in the Series}

  • Post author:Laura
  • Post published:January 28, 2026
  • Post category:Pilgrimages

Dear Reader, This is #1 in our series of travelogues all around Italy, the UK, and Ireland from October 2024 through June 2025. This opening one largely lets the pictures…

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Read more about the article A Pilgrim’s Guide to Bologna

A Pilgrim’s Guide to Bologna

  • Post author:John & Laura
  • Post published:January 22, 2026
  • Post category:Pilgrimages

Michelangelo, St. Luke, and the World's Longest Portico Saint Luke's Madonna, Painted by the Evanglist. Bologna is world-renowned for its food, home to ragu, lasagne, and pink-hued mortadella. We arrived with…

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