Pt. 3 The Steps of Pilgrimage – Works of Mercy While the world media moves on rather quickly from disasters, the Christian remains at the foot of the Cross, because it is Jesus who suffers in our neighbor. Though the…
Pt. 8: Seeking the Face of the Father in Rome “Jesus Christ is the Face of the Father’s mercy. These words might well sum up the mystery of the Christian faith.” –Pope Francis, Face of Mercy The final stop of…
Pt. 7: Among the Lions of Assisi The peacefulness and beauty of the city of Assisi is legendary. Around every corner there is an idyllic walkway, filled with flowers, ancient arches, and charming vignettes to beguile the pilgrim. But there…
Pt. 6: In Assisi – St. Francis “also had a Veronica” Assisi is an incredible and beautifully preserved medieval city, known best as the place where St. Francis was born, lived, and died. I had been in Assisi once before,…
Pt. 5: The temple of the Holy Spirit in Loreto Silent, peaceful, humble, gentle, pure…Immaculate! These words describe Mary, the first temple of the Holy Spirit, and may also be applied to the Holy House of Loreto as well. One…
Pt. 4: “Here the Word was made flesh” – The Holy House of Loreto “While we too seek other signs, other wonders, we do not realize that He is the real sign, God made flesh; He is the greatest miracle…
Pt. 2: The Feast of the Transfiguration in Manoppello “Jesus took Peter, James and John…and led them to a high mountain by themselves. And He transfigured before them; His Face shone like the sun and His clothes became as…
Part 1: The Face of Mercy in Manoppello “The practice of pilgrimage has a special place in the Holy Year, because it represents the journey each of us makes in this life. Life itself is a pilgrimage, and the human…
“Your Face O Lord I seek–seeking the Face of Jesus must be the longing of all Christians, indeed, we are ‘the generation’ which seeks His Face in our day, the Face of the ‘God of Jacob.’ If we persevere in…
Angels bearing the Veil of the Holy Face, Photo: Reiner Lobe Predella in the altar of the parish church of Bingen by Barthlomaus Zeitblom c. 1506 The Holy Veil of Manoppello The origins of this miraculous image on a gossamer-thin…
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