What happens after a pilgrimage? These posts are a collection of my pilgrimage reports, guest posts, lessons learned, and how to share about your pilgrimage.
Back in 2017, I did a six-month work assignment in Japan. During the summer, one of my friends from my parish back home in Texas visited Japan in order to teach art at a local university near Osaka. Since my work location wasn’t that far from Osaka, we decided to meet up one weekend to […]
Pilgrimage Report: Seeking Samurai 2019 Read More »
Earlier this year, I had a really cool opportunity to go on a short pilgrimage. It was so short that it only took a few hours, and I pretty much did it right after work. Crazy. A week prior, I was at work just sitting at my desk when I received an interesting email from
Pilgrimage Report: Treasures of the Church 2019 Read More »
Truth be told, I didn’t get to go to World Youth Day 2019 in Panama this year. However, seeing posts about it, pictures on Instagram, and the Pope’s Twitter feed reminded me about my experiences from 2013 in Rio De Janeiro and 2016 in Krakow. In case you don’t know what World Youth Day is,
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Back in the summer of 2013, I went to my first international World Youth Day! On top of that, this was my first international pilgrimage! We had a set and busy schedule involving things like attending the various World Youth Day events, getting insider info as to when and where the Pope would be, chasing
When Pilgrimages Go Wrong: World Youth Day 2013 Read More »
I’m excited to bring you this edition of my pilgrimage reports on the St. John Vianney Relic Tour because it’s the first time I’m collaborating with Jason over at Light & Heavy! Just to give you a brief background, I’ve known of Jason since high school, but we’ve only ever really became friends after college
Pilgrimage Report: St. John Vianney Relic Tour in Atlanta, GA Read More »
I recently returned from a weekend camp out with a bunch of guys I’ve never met. And it was great! Note: I’m writing this a month later, so I apologize if the details are a little hazy. Back in 2017, I was assigned to work in Japan for six months. Because listening to Japanese radio
Pilgrimage Report: TCMS Camp Out 2018 at Clear Creek Abbey Read More »
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my Disclosure for more info. Sometimes I don’t need a lot of motivation to go fly somewhere. Regardless of my initial motivations to fly, to me, any trip is worth having a pilgrimage portion to it. But in this recent Phoenix pilgrimage, I originally had fun intentions, but had
Pilgrimage Report: Into the Desert! Phoenix, AZ – August 2018 Read More »
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
Pilgrimage Report: Pray For Vocations Pilgrimage – June 2018 Read More »
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,
Pilgrimage Report: Clear Creek Abbey – June 2018 Read More »
I had just finished a grad school class and had some extra time on my hands. The grad school class I took was time-consuming because of a group project with intense individual assignments. Needless to say–I was relieved to be done with it! A week after I finished it, I thought it would be cool
Pilgrimage Report: St. Patrick’s Day Pilgrimage 2018 Read More »
