7: A vision that changed history
Our time in the Holy Land was slowly winding down. For a week we followed in the footsteps of Jesus, […]
7: A vision that changed history Read Post »
Our time in the Holy Land was slowly winding down. For a week we followed in the footsteps of Jesus, […]
7: A vision that changed history Read Post »
When St Peter left the lands of his birth for the city of his death, he departed by boat from
8: Rome’s loveliest basilica Read Post »
As one prepares to visit Rome for the first time, one may expect that the highpoint would be St Peter’s
9: St Peter’s basilica at its best and worst Read Post »
At breakfast on Wednesday morning in Rome, our group of 45 pilgrims seemed a little more animated than usual. This
10: The pope, in the flesh Read Post »
Francesco di Bernardone was in many ways the prototype hippie, in the best sense of the word. He opted out
11: Connecting with a superstar among saints Read Post »
In bygone eras, pilgrims to the Holy Land would arrive at the bustling, colourful port of Jaffa (at least if
1: Welcome in the Holy Land Read Post »
When the author Mark Twain made his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1869, he found Nazareth “wonderfully interesting because
2: Where Jesus and Mary stood Read Post »
The advent of Jesus’ public ministry arguably was his baptism by his relative John, the itinerant preacher of a new
3: On Jesus’ stage Read Post »
Tabgha, at the foot of the Mount of Beatitudes, is one of those sites that reminds us that Jesus’ concerns
4: Galilean boatride Read Post »