We began the second day of our Holy Land pilgrimage after a tremendous thunder and lightening storm during the night on the Sea of Galilee.
Our first visit today was to the Mount of the Transfiguration, the site which commemorates Jesus taking Pe...
If day four of our pilgrimage to Lourdes taught us one thing, it is that we in the Church are part of something universal, and the International Mass which we attended was a demonstration that this faith in Jesus coming to us reaches every place.
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"Joy".
That was the theme of Bishop Paul McAleenan's homily and the perhaps the most resounding emotion on the third day of our Lourdes pilgrimage.
We started the day with our Anointing of the Sick service for the pilgrims which on pap...
Day 4 was a day of contrasts in Bethlehem. The day began with a visit to the Milk Grotto, marking the place where the Holy Family rested on the flight to Egypt. Here we experienced calm and peace in the beautiful modern chapel. We joined the enclo...
The highlight of the Wednesday of pilgrimage week is the International Mass. With Cardinal Vincent having departed for Krakow, Cardinal Cormac presided at the Mass. While there may be reports of smaller pilgrim numbers in Lourdes, the full Pius X ...