Tag: pilgrimage
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for Us!
MELISSA TOVAR-GUERRERO — Santísima Virgen de Guadalupe, ¡ora por nosotros! Join the prayer of millions of pilgrims arriving in Mexico City to honor Mary’s miraculous appearance!
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A Pilgrimage to the Earth
The earth itself, the Alaskan earth—St Herman’s earth—was my relic, my pilgrimage souvenir. A sign of hope amidst corruption.
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Pope Francis at the World Council of Churches
Today Pope Francis made a visit to Switzerland that he has described as an “Ecumenical Piligrimage.” It has been a full day of meetings and liturgies, but I’d like to reflect on the fact that the Pope termed this trip a pilgrimage, and highlight some of his comments about ecumenism related to the term. The…
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Pilgrimage Liturgies and Popular Piety
Pilgrimage is a vital expression of popular piety. The premier French institute of higher study of liturgy just held a conference exploring this phenomenon of pilgrimage – as experience, as theology, as liturgy. Here is a report of what they discussed.