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Deacon Gene Townsend serves on the board of directors of the Pilgrim Center of Hope, an apostolate of evangelical ministry for the Archdiocese of San Antonio. He’s a retired Air Force colonel.

Pilgrimage

A Pilgrimage or a Religious Tour?

Deacon Gene Townsend Jul 5, 2017 0
San Antonio International Airport was bustling as 34 pilgrims prepared to head for the Holy Land. Expectations were high. Along with the rest of the pilgrims, we were immersed in prayer before departure, as we had been for two months prior…

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John Milton—The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with…

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