Altar to an Unknown God
We began our day with a bus tour of Athens, finishing at the Acropolis and the Areopagus. Unfortunately, the tour came with plenty of rain.
Tear down their Altars! (1 Mac 2:45)
How often do we take time to consider the the world around us or even the world within us? Well, today was quite the opportunity to do so for me. Not much beyond sitting on a bus happened this rainy day in Greece.
Caritas Christi Urget Nos
St. Francis Xavier is often depicted with his heart on fire, demonstrating the consuming love for Christ that drove his missionary efforts in which he claimed more that 30,000 souls for Christ through the saving waters of Baptism.
Our Day in Thesolonica
We started our day today at an overlook of Thesolonica. There we had an amazing view of the whole city.
Our First Day Spent with the First Baptized in Europe
The start of a new liturgical year also marks the start of the next portion of our journey with St. Paul.
The Journeying from Turkey
These are the many things that run through our heads and hearts today as we prepare ourselves for the next part of our Pilgrimage.
Imagine You’re on the Way to Nicaea…
After yesterday’s excitement with Pope Leo, we started today with morning prayer and a simple Mass in the basement of our hotel.
Pope Leo
This morning, we left Bursa at 5am to head to Istanbul to see the Pope!
Beach Landings & Bursa
Happy Thanksgiving! Having briefly paused our journey with St. Paul (We’ll catch up with him again in Greece), we turned to spend a day dedicated more to secular history.
Light of the World
After yesterday’s late evening return from Ephesus, we started today’s pilgrimage with an “upper room” Mass at our hotel – we turned the rooftop restaurant, which was closed until lunchtime, into our early morning chapel.
Behold Your Mother (Jn. 19:27)
We left our hotel in Izmir this morning for a day trip to the ancient cities of Miletus and Ephesus.
Into the Wilderness We Go
As I write this post, we are a week into our pilgrimage following in the footsteps of St. Paul.
Praise be Jesus Christ, Now and Forever
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. What words can capture the grandeur and majesty of our God, Jesus Christ, the King of the universe?
Classical Arts and Recreation
We spent the night in Antalya, where St. Paul departed from after his first journey in 48 AD. This morning, we had Mass at St. Nicholas Church.
Whirling and Traveling
This morning began with a gift: the chance to celebrate Mass in a local church – only the second time we’ve been able to do so during our pilgrimage.