3: On Jesus’ stage
The advent of Jesus’ public ministry arguably was his baptism by his relative John, the itinerant preacher of a new...
Pilgrimages
4: Galilean boatride
Tabgha, at the foot of the Mount of Beatitudes, is one of those sites that reminds us that Jesus’ concerns...
5: Transfiguration of the pilgrim
A Holy Land pilgrimage is a transforming experience. This is not necessarily evident externally, but few pilgrims come home without...
6: Bethlehem – Joy and Pain
One makes many new friends on a pilgrimage. As one shares a profound spiritual journey with others, one becomes close...
7: Pagan signposting
When Queen Helena, mother of the newly converted emperor Constantine, came to the Holy Land in the first half of...
8: Jesus HQ in Jerusalem
The Mount of Olives was to Jesus’ times in Jerusalem what the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee was...
9: Where Mary was born
When we think of Mary at the time of the Annunciation, we may well imagine a young country girl, perhaps...
10: Simon Peter, just like us
Spare a thought for poor Jesus as he pondered whom among his disciples he should pick as the rock on...
11: Why was Jesus killed?
The inevitable centrepiece of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land is the Via Dolorosa, the Stations of the Cross more...
