Catholic Digest

Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage: Day 8

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Day 8 of the Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage with Steve and Janet Ray from the Footprints of God pilgrimages.

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Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage: Day 7

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Day 7 of the Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage with Steve and Janet Ray from the Footprints of God pilgrimages.

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Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage: Day 6

Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Day 6 of the Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage with Steve and Janet Ray from the Footprints of God pilgrimages.

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Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage: Day 5

Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Day 5 of the Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage with Steve and Janet Ray from the Footprints of God pilgrimages.

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Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage: Day 4

Sun, 05 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Day 4 of the Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage with Steve and Janet Ray from the Footprints of God pilgrimages.

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Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage: Day 3

Sat, 04 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Day 3 of the Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage with Steve and Janet Ray from the Footprints of God pilgrimages.

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Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage: Day 2

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Day 2 of the Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage with Steve and Janet Ray from the Footprints of God pilgrimages.

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Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage: Day 1

Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Today is day one of the Catholic Digest Holy Land Pilgrimage! I am very blessed to be on this trip and I will be blogging through out the week to give you a firsthand experience of all the holy sites.

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Catholic Montreal

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

In the September issue of Catholic Digest, we featured a story on Brother André — the first Canadian-born man to be declared a saint — and St. Joseph’s Oratory, which Brother Andr&e...

Behind the scenes at the Passion Play of Oberammergau

Tue, 04 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It’s October 26, 2009, and German director Christian Stückl is understandably harried. In just over one month, on November 28, the first rehearsal of the Oberammergau Passion Play, a decennial event that brings in approximately ...

Holy Week in Seville

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Click here to watch videos from Daniel Dykes' trip to Seville

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The Catholic soul of Cajun Country

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The skiff’s motor purrs as we glide through the flooded forest of bald cypress and water tupelo trees, scanning the waterline for the eyes of an alligator. Bryan Champagne, our tour guide, makes a soft barking sound near a nesting site, ...

Catholic Digest goes to India

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In early January 2010, Catholic Digest managing editor Julie Rattey accompanied representatives from the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) to Kerala, India. The following are blog entries written by Juli...

Mass with the pope in Jordan

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The pope hasn’t even arrived yet, and the people in the stadium are already cheering. Brightly colored flags are waving, held by children in First Communion attire, priests and Sisters, travelers from countries around the world. Voice...

My miracle at Chimayo

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In Chimayo, New Mexico, an old church, El Santuario de Chimayo, sits at the end of a dusty road. Made of the same muddy adobe color of the region and with a small path leading to its d...

A Visit to the Virgin Mary's House

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The invalid German nun had never traveled outside of her home country. The daughter of 18th-century peasants, she was no scholar. Yet, awaking in a trance, she was speaking in a language no one knew.

A linguist was called on...

Discovering St. Paul's Greece - Part 3: St. Paul versus the goddess

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In Part 1, St. Paul made his first European convert to Christianity in the Grecian city of Philippi, establishing communities there as well as in Thessaloniki and Veria. In part 2, he traveled to Athens and Corinth before eventually maki...

Volunteering on Vacation

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

With contributions from Voluntourism.org

When Larry Kugler retired, he wanted to do something to m...

Discovering St. Paul's Greece: Part 2 of 3

Fri, 01 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

In Part 1, St. Paul began his travels in Greece, making his first European convert to Christianity in Philippi and establishing communities there as well as in Thessaloniki and Veria before traveling to Athens.
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Passion for the Passion

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Whenever Josef Meier walked on stage in his white robe, he seemed to transcend life. And no wonder: Before his death in 1999, Meier had portrayed the Christus (German for Christ) for m...

Discovering St.Paul's Greece

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The man who woke St. Paul from his sleep in 49 A.D. had a message to give. Paul, recognizing this to be a vision, was probably a bit wary. The last vision — the one that had ...

America's top family-friendly shrines

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The tumbling waves of the oceans. The majestic Rocky Mountains. The golden plains of the Midwest. Wherever your family is headed this summer — across the country or closer to...

Traveling with God

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Going on a pilgrimage, a trip to a holy place, has always been seen as a way to draw closer to God. A pilgrim is a wayfarer with a destination -- usually a shrine or city associated wi...

My pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Tue, 01 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

The simple, craggy hill seemed an unlikely spot for a miracle. And Juan Diego, an indigenous Mexican and recent Catholic convert, certainly wasn’t expecting one on that Decem...

Family Vacation!

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:00:00 GMT

It was a Saturday afternoon at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Mom was a little put out because, just as she had predicted, we had been selected for the honor of having our sui...