Faith Journeys Blog
Advent Calendar – Dec. 11
Jericho may be the oldest town on earth. From the book of Joshua, we know the walls of the city were toppled from the Israelites' great shout and trumpet blasts. But, the story of Jericho doesn't end in the Old Testament. It was where Jesus healed Bartimaeus, the...
Advent Calendar – Dec. 10
Glendalough, just south of Dublin, is the site of St. Kevin’s monastery. It is truly a "thin place" where you can walk among the ruined churches, chapels, towers, and Celtic crosses and experience the closeness and connection of heaven and earth. To explore one of our...
Advent Calendar – Dec. 9
Since the mid-19th century, Lourdes has been a center of pilgrimage and healing. The Marian Shrine was established in 1864, following a series of 18 apparitions seen by a 14 year old girl named Bernadette Soubirous. To explore one of our pilgrimage itineraries that...
Advent Calendar – Dec. 8
Capernaum is a sea-side location where you truly feel as if you're walking in the footsteps of Christ. The site contains the house of Peter and a ruined synagogue where Jesus would have worshiped. To explore one of our pilgrimage itineraries that visits Capernaum,...
Advent Calendar – Dec. 7
Iona is a small island just off the southwestern coast of the Isle of Mull. This very special place is considered the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland. In 653, St. Columba and 12 companions came to Iona from Ireland and founded a monastery that became one of the...
Advent Calendar – Dec. 6
In the beautiful Italian village of Assisi, you will pass through streets lined with geraniums as you walk to the Basilica of St. Francis to learn more about his amazing life. To explore one of our pilgrimage itineraries that visits Assisi, click here:...
Advent Calendar – Dec. 5
Tabgha, located on the banks of the Sea of Galilee is believed to be the very spot where Jesus performed one of his most memorable miracles and fed a multitude of his followers with a few fish and loaves of bread. To explore one of our pilgrimage itineraries that...
Advent Calendar – Dec. 4
The soaring beauty of Canterbury Cathedral is a stunning tribute to the stonemasons and builders that complete such a structure hundreds of years before electricity and power tools. It is also a site dedicated to solace and prayerfulness. To explore one of our...
Advent Calendar – Dec. 3
The tiny hamlet of Oberammergau, Germany, have been producing a Passion Play since 1633, when the villagers of the town promised to perform “the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ every tenth year”, as an offering and request to be spared from the plague that...