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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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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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As I write this I am traveling from the Sea of Galilee up to Jerusalem. Follow this trip on Instagram and Facebook for lots of video of the Holy Land as…
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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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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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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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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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It’s my birthday! As I try to do every year, I plan to visit one church for each of my years. For some reason this gets more and more difficult with…
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Today begins the Holy Triduum. Here is a photo essay with relics and places you can visit. From the Upper Room and relics of the table from the Last…
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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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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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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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