Please see my Disclaimer. I’m striving to be a locally adventurous pilgrim. Kind of. I’m not that great at being such kind of pilgrim because of all the traveling I’ve been doing. 2016 was a ridiculous year of travel for me. Probably the biggest highlight that year was being able to attend World Youth Day […]
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Honestly, I was hesitating on even writing this post because I wasn’t sure if there would be much to share about how I saved money in Q2 2018. In my Q1 blog post, I mentioned that I have a pilgrimage problem of not being able to travel as much because I had already spent $3000+
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Note: I’m writing this a few weeks after the fact. I had just returned from a weekend in middle-of-nowhere Oklahoma spending time with monks (you can read about that here), when it dawned on me that the following weekend would also be a full weekend as well! With a wedding on Saturday and a freshly
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I’m not gonna lie—I’m an airplane kind of guy. My dad works for a major commercial airline, and my entire full-time engineering career has been in the aerospace industry. I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning, and I have no issues with long flights and hanging out in airports for hours. I
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Perhaps you’ve heard of the common knowledge statistic than an increasing percentage of people only go to church on Christmas and Easter. At least the people who go to Christmas and Easter make it to church twice in a year! Awkwardly, going to church on those two major holidays is more than how many times
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As an example of a pilgrimage or trip that didn’t quite go as planned, I made one major mistake on my last trip to Italy in 2017. Because of that mistake, I want you to know one major tip before you visit the Vatican. But first! Background. At the end of 2016, I redeemed over
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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my Disclosure for more info. Clear Creek Abbey is a gem of a place to visit. Hidden in the hills of the top-right corner of Oklahoma between Tulsa and Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Abbey is a fortress of solace, prayer, and hard work. It has an interesting history,
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Let me just go ahead and say it—there is never a best time to go on a pilgrimage. #SpoilerAlert. Drop mic. Walk away. Done. And. Done. I guess I could just end this post with that, but let’s explore this further. For me personally, I’m quite excellent at coming up with excuses with not going
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When preparing for a pilgrimage, I’m usually somewhere on the spectrum of no planning to oh-my-gosh-I’m-freaking-out. Amidst the craziness, I’m thinking about what to pack, transportation logistics, and my itinerary. These preparations can occupy a lot of my mental and physical energy. But despite all of this, I try to make sure I’m also spiritually
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Mmm, pilgrimages. When I say the word “pilgrimage”, it likely brings up thoughts of long journeys visiting holy or sacred sites from the ancient world. Place yourself in those thoughts. Maybe you smell a little, but at least you’ve got your trekking pole and hiker’s backpack. Your feet are tired from walking 10 miles today,
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