Today is the Feast of the Epiphany. Though not much is known about the Magi, I like to think of them as Christianity’s first pilgrims. A pilgrim is “a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey…
I awoke early on my last day in Santiago. I had my last cup of Cola-Coa (a brand name for hot chocolate) with the American pilgrims I arrived with and we said our good-byes. The Cathedral bells rang in the distance,…
In the midst of California’s drought my husband and I make way to one of California’s great natural monuments, Yosemite National Park. It’s a traditionally quiet time of the year. Kids are back in school after the holiday, the falls are…
As Catholics, we tend to take for granted our rich history, and as Americans we think we have to travel to far off Europe or Jerusalem to discover it. But the truth is there is a rich Catholic history right…
Last year, as providence would have it, I boarded a plane bound for Mexico City where I would make a private two-day pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. As I slid into my seat the reality of what I was…
Deep in the rolling hills of Southern Indiana, where empty corn fields sit and bales of hay are stacked high waiting to fill stables for the winter, lies St. Meinrad Archabbey. Perched on a hill, this Benedictine Monastery might remind…