Rogue in Rome

*Due to slow internet I will post pictures later! Pilgrimage Days 16, 17, and 18 Day 16 – June 18, 2016 This morning I woke early and had breakfast prepared by the Sisters and set out by 9am to explore. Where I am staying is only 500 meters from the Colosseum, so it is a […]

St. Dominic, pray for us!

Hello everyone! I started to write a post four days ago to play “catch up” and now here I am days later, trying again! But my pilgrimage group has taken off for the States so now I am free to use my time as I see fit! So! Without further ado, my update! Pilgrimage Days 10, […]

Par Marie à Jésus

Pilgrimage Days 7, 8, and 9 Day 7 – June 9, 2016 Today was a long transfer through the breathtaking Pyrenees, the mountain chain separating Spain from France. Conveniently at the beginning of the hours-long bus trip I was hit with a pretty strong bout of carsickness so one of the Friars offered to switch […]

Pilgrim’s Progress

*Pictures have been added! Pilgrimage Days 4, 5, and 6 Day 4 Wow, so much has happened since my last post… where to begin?! Just hours after having reminded myself and you all of God’s perfect timing in my last post, I found myself really wondering if that was true! I had popped two Dramamine […]

God’s never late

Pilgrimage Day 3 I’m under a time constraint to finish this post because I’ve only got 30 minutes of free WiFi at the JFK airport. After surviving a train and three subways to get here on time, the weather has caused significant delays and it looks like I’ll be hanging out right here until 1:25am. […]

Nuns and Nutella

Pilgrimage Day 2 It’s been a beautiful, peaceful day in North Guilford. The sun finally came out to reveal just how lovely it is here in the spring! Everything is pink and purple and green under a blue sky. I overslept a little so I didn’t make it to the earliest hours of prayer but […]

With you is the source of life

“You who have been redeemed, consider who it is who hangs on the cross for you, whose death gives life to the dead, whose passing is mourned by heaven and earth, while even the hard stones are split. Consider how great he is; consider what he is. In order that the Church might be formed […]