“A beloved priest friend of mine asked, ‘What is it like to love someone you haven’t met yet?’ I didn’t have the words for it then, and I don’t now. Yet a line from the Psalms came quickly to mind: ‘When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage and behold the face of God?’” – Emma Adams
“Something hardwired in us tells us, these places are consecrated to resurrect our hope. And we feel somehow, entering a Basilica, chapel, catacomb, or cell – even after crossing strange seas and deserts – that we have in a mysterious way come home.” Claire Dwyer blogs today on the significance and sacredness of places.
Join a webinar as we share about the amazing upcoming pilgrimage to France!
There are only 25 seats left for this year’s Summit. Will be one of the 25? Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
Registration for Avila Summit 2019: Awake is officially open to the public. The Summit will be held this coming July 12-14 at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, AL, and will be your chance to join together as an Avila family and be inspired.
Blessed New Year to you! I have exciting news. For the past few years, it has been my hope to renovate SpiritualDirection.com into a site
We live in a time where we are constantly assailed by noise and busy-ness. If we walk away from our computers, our phone begins to
A holy pilgrimage is one of the most powerful ways we can break out of the noise and renew our ability to hear God’s voice. Dan Burke shares why he is so passionate about pilgrimages…and why you should make time for them.
How much should we pray? Find out as Father John Bartunek concludes his two-part series on how to grow in virtue.
Who was Miguel Pro? Why is he a Blessed? And, why does the Church celebrate him today? Find out when Diana von Glahn takes us on another fabulous pilgrimage post.
