The Ignatian pilgrimage group visited Rome, and in this video, I ask, “What brings people to visit the Vatican museums and the Sistine Chapel?” There is a desire for beauty within all of us. Click the photo to watch the video.
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More from the Ignatian pilgrimage… This was my fourth visit to Montserrat but the first time I’ve stayed overnight.
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Visiting Loyola again after 31 years was like coming home after a long voyage. I can’t explain that feeling, but my whole being relaxed into that place and moment. I wasn’t prepared for the beauty of Xavier Castle (nor, frankly, for the four bats I found flying around my room when I tried to go [...]
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Standing in front of Xavier Castle, I talk about my visit to Loyola, Spain. Click the photo to watch the video.
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On Ignatian pilgrimage… Our first stop was at the shrine of Arantzazu. It was the first place Ignatius went to after his conversion experience at Loyola, even before Montserrat. The hand carved wooden altar in Arantzazu. This is near one of the first towns Ignatius passed through on his journey.
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I realize that I have been remiss in responding to comments this week. Pure laziness on my part – but I will catch up this weekend, I promise. What I can’t promise is to be able to respond to comments for the next ten days or so. On Sunday, 12 of us from Loyola Press [...]
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Montserrat, in the Catalan region of northern Spain, is about 30 miles from Barcelona. This monastery is a privileged place of pilgrimage for disciples of Ignatius. It was to here that a barely-recovered Inigo set out from his home in Loyola. He limped to the monastery, made his confession and spent the night in vigil [...]
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