4: Inside a walled ghetto
Bethlehem means the house of bread, and here, the Gospel tells us, the Bread of Life was born. And here,...
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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...
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...
