Sénanque Abbeye by Luis Ascenso, https://www.flickr.com/photos/107521854@N05/22505170428 Pleasant Surprises in Provence Are we in Heaven? The Sunday Mass at Sénanque Abbeye felt like it. This was just one of the pleasant…
Brief history of Jumièges Abbey and drone video footage from our visit there in 2022.
Dramatic Oasis in the City A short walk from both Notre-Dame Cathedral and Saint-Chapelle, in the Latin Quarter, is the Place Saint-Michel, anchored by the majestic Neo-Renaissance Fontaine Saint-Michel. It…
Pilgrimage to Lourdes We were walking to Santiago de Compostela and hit that point of the Camino where we said, "I wish this would never end." Then, "Lets keep going…
Still Standing against an October Sky Sitting on the Île de la Cité, the Notre-Dame Cathedral has been a Gothic icon of Paris for over 850 years. It took nearly…
Saint Paul taken at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, France. St. Paul, we ask your openness to conversion when we hear the Lord speak to us as he spoke to you. Assist…
Holy Chapel Sainte-Chapelle means "Holy Chapel" and with good reason. It was built by King Louis IX (later Saint Louis) in the mid-13th century for a specific purpose -- to…
A world of languages. As part of the preparation to walk the "Camino Portuguese", which goes from Portugal to Spain, my husband chose to brush up on and study Spanish using Duolingo. As you may know, Duolingo is the number…
Secret Agent Man? On the advice of the kind Sister at the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal, we walked a short distance to the Chapel of Saint Vincent de Paul,…
We are doing the Via Francigena in two phases. This is the first post for phase 1, Canterbury, UK to Lausanne, Switzerland.