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Today is the anniversary of the happiest day of my life. Here are this week’s Lenten Station Churches of Rome. Click through for a write-up, a podcast…
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When I’m in the Holy Land during Lent, I sometimes hear the term “lenting” to describe what we are doing over the next 40 days. “I am lenting from…
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I started this newsletter in 2011 to send out occasional updates from my travels – usually those were very occasional, like once every six months. The…
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January 2023

As of this writing, I’ve been blessed and honored to visit the body of Pope Benedict six times. Three times in a private viewing at his monastery and…
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December 2022

After my 2022 pilgrimage to Oberammergau that included a few nights in Poland, I knew I had to return. To truly appreciated the faith of the people, the…
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October 2022

We Catholics know how to do death and the afterlife, right? Keep reading for some of Rome's creepiest relics, crypts, incorruptible bodies, and messages…
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September 2022

Happy Feast of Saint Jerome! Did you know his tomb is in Rome at Saint Mary Major? There’s some debate on where in Saint Mary Major it’s located as it…
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August 2022

Yesterday the sidewalk was literally melting under my feet. No, really, watch this video. And tonight it’s going to snow. Our Lady of the Snows is a…
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July 2022

Happy Monday! It was 100º F in Rome today. 🥵 And we don’t have air conditioning. 😵 I’m packing for my next pilgrimage which will have me in Spain…
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I’ve been sending this newsletter out to thousands of you for over a decade. I always provide travel tips, share stories, or promote an upcoming…
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June 2022

So much to cover today… First up, today is the Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Did you know the original icon is here in Rome? Did you know that…
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May 2022

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Fatima! I love sharing travel trivia with you. On this day back in 1981 Pope John Paul II was shot during a Papal Audience…
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