9 easy and creative ways to save for a pilgrimage

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Over at Patheos Catholic, my friend and fellow blogger Marge Fenelon has an excellent resource to help you plan and save for making a pilgrimage a reality:
9 easy and creative ways to save for a pilgrimage
Pilgrimages are easier …

Rwanda Journal #5: Addis Ababa Airport

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As I write this, I’m sitting in Terminal 1 at Addis Ababa Airport in Ethiopia, waiting for our connecting flight to Kigali, Rwanda. Try as I might, I can’t truly get a

Rwanda Journal #4: Catholic Relief Services Egan Orientation

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Today started bright and early with a wake up call that roused me from a short but delicious sleep. Our hotel — the Days Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor… — is only a

Rwanda Journal #3: Baltimore and Books

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Today was a full day of travel. And I’m only really just getting started.
My alarm went off at 3:30 am Pacific time in Seattle… sufficient time for a shower, a quick

Rwanda Journal #2: Packing and Planning

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Today I did something I haven’t done any time in recent memory: I turned on my email autoresponder.…

Enjoy a Virtual Tour of Our Lady of Aparecida Shrine

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In advance of World Youth Day, travel and Church devotees who cannot take the trip to Brazil are being treated to a “virtual tour” of the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida.…

Man on a Mission: Mission San Fernando

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Editor’s note: Today, we continue our series with Kirk Whitney – “Man on a Mission” will take all of us along on Kirk and Debbie Whitney’s pilgrimages to view and pray at the California Missions…

Man on a Mission: A Year of Faith Journey

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Editor’s note: Today, we begin a very special series with Kirk Whitney – “Man on a Mission” will take all of us along on Kirk and Debbie Whitney’s pilgrimages to view and pray at the California Missions.…

Food Meets Faith in the Holy Land

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Tourist’s note: I’m happy to help spread the word about a great pilgrimage being planned by my good friend Jeff Young, “The Catholic Foodie”. Having been to Israel and knowing Jeff as I do, I can tell you that …

Holy Land Video Tour, Part II – Bethlehem

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In early 2012, I was blessed to travel to Israel with the Catholic Press Association as a guest of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. One member of our group of traveling journalists was Dennis Sadowski, a talented reporter for …