(previously published in The Catholic Voice) Five years ago, my family and I went on a pilgrimage through the south of France to the Grotto of Lourdes where Mary spoke the words — “I am the Immaculate Conception” — words…
The story I’m about to tell you is resting deeply in my heart, its a lesson of accepting who you are, acknowledging that God has been trying to tell you something forever and letting go of all the things you…
“Peregrina, Peregrina we’ve been waiting for you,” said the Hospitalero – the volunteer that cares for Pilgrims at the refugee – as he ran down the embankment, past the clothes line and across the yard. “You have?” I asked quizzically….
It’s springtime in the South of France, the days are growing longer, but there is still a chill in the air. As my train from Paris whizzes by lavender fields and wheat crops that have yet to reach full height,…
My walk on The Way of Saint James began here at the Miraculous Medal Chapel, Rue de Bac, Paris, France. Mary appeared here in this chapel to St. Catherine Laboure, giving her an image we now recognize as the Miraculous Medal….