A really good pilgrimage will have a spiritual intent to them. For us Christians, pilgrimages are a way to grow in our relationship to Christ. These posts help you grow spiritually.
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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Just to give a little background–World Youth Day was my first hardcore pilgrimage experience. Ya know, visiting places as an act of religious devotion, and encountering God through sacred sites, seeing the universal Church, and rejoicing in it all. And World Youth Day very much comprises all those things! I’ve been to two World Youth
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Going on pilgrimages involve going to sacred sites as part of a religious devotion or goal. Sometimes these sacred sites are also where people can visit relics. Relics and pilgrimages go well hand in hand because major shrines and churches often house significant relics. Relics also connect us to the past or tangibly help us
Howdy, pilgrims! I’m excited to bring you the first-ever guest blog post on Pilgrim for Less! Rachel and I go way back, and I even did a pilgrimage report involving her wedding! Ever since I’ve known her, I know that she and her family have been really involved with the Schoenstatt movement. Thanks to them,
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Somewhere in the blur that is Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the mood and aesthetic changes from “gobble, gobble” (both in turkey and $100 65” TV purchasing) to peppermints, the smell of pines, and Christmas music blasting from your carefully crafted Pandora or Spotify playlists. Rightfully so, Christmas is fastly approaching! With Christmas around the corner,
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You don’t need to wait to have thousands of dollars to spend two or three weeks to go on a pilgrimage. Let me tell you about a quick and easy way to get out there and go on a pilgrimage. Turn this Sunday into a pilgrimage! I was tuned into Morning Glory on EWTN Radio
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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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I don’t know about you, but I really looked forward to May 19, 2018. You see, something huge and amazing was scheduled to happen this day. Like, many souls watched in eager anticipation, and the entirety of Heaven looked on with trumpet blasts at the ready. I mean, this was even live streamed. All this
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