Faith Journeys Blog
Faith Journeys Host Interview – The Rev. Dr. Holton Siegling
This week, we speak with the Rev. Dr. Holton Siegling of First Scots Presbyterian Church, in Charleston, SC, about his experience with group spiritual travel and pilgrimage.
Faith Journeys Host Interview – Darius Villalobos
Interested in youth pilgrimage or World Youth Day 2023? Here's a conversation with Darius Villalobos of the NFCYM and Faith Journeys' Catholic Pilgrimage Specialist, Jennifer Sentz.
Passover 1 – Entering the City
Come along with us and Jackie Feldman, our guide to Jerusalem, to learn about how the holy city would have looked when Jesus and his followers arrived for Passover.
An Overview of Jerusalem
Here's another video from Israel. Today, we learn about how the city of Jerusalem would have looked when Jesus and his followers came for Passover.
Faith Journeys Host Interview – Bishop Frank Caggiano
In this interview, we speak with Bishop Frank Caggiano, of the Diocese of Bridgeport about the importance of pilgrimage travel, for young and old, and about his personal experiences while on pilgrimage. Thank you, to Bishop Caggiano for taking time to speak with us.
Faith Journeys – A Conversation with Grant Fishbook
Virtual Pilgrimage – Guest Blog – The Rev. Amanda Stephenson
Today’s blog post was written by the Rev. Amanda Stephenson, who lead a group from St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, in High Point, NC on pilgrimage to Ireland and Scotland. The itinerary that was developed for them was new and custom designed to highlight the history, beauty and holiness of Celtic Christianity. Since their return, many other groups have selected and traveled on that very same itinerary! We thank Amanda for her powerful words and hope you enjoy learning more about her group’s pilgrimage experience.
Virtual Pilgrimage – Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Did you know that Shakespeare once did a performance using only puns? It was a play on words!
Of the notable names throughout history, William Shakespeare may be one of the best known. His plays and sonnets are some of the most memorable within the English language. If you look him up on Google, you’ll find 776 quotes that are still in use; all are attributed to him. Other than his writing, what do most people know about him? He was from Stratford-upon-Avon. That’s about it. So, join us today for a visit to Stratford to learn more about this quaint village and its most famous resident.
Virtual Pilgrimage – For the Beauty of the Earth
Today, we share with you a video blog of flowers, gardens and nature from around the world. The project was inspired by the hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth”, written in 1863 by Folliott Sandford Pierpoint. We hope you enjoy this video presentation.