Regina Trips

24/07/2021

VOCATION SHORTAGE?

Not at the Institute of Christ the King -- and REGINA TRIPS will be visiting their beautiful churches in Detroit, Milwaukee and Chicago this August 28 to Sept 5. For ages 21 to 35 -- click here: https://www.reginamag.com/great-lakes-landing-page/

24/07/2021

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 31
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12/07/2021

A REGINA TRAVELER'S MOM

"We sent our daughter to Ireland with REGINA as a graduation from college gift. Little did we know that she would meet such an incredibly great young Catholic man on the Trip! We were delighted when he proposed to her -- and their wedding a few short months later was the highlight of an otherwise dismal 2020 for us. God knows what He's about. We couldn't be happier for both of them!"

Isn't it time YOU had an adventure?
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12/07/2021

DOES YOUR VACATION HOTEL LOOK LIKE THIS?

REGINA Travelers love the atmospheric places where we stay. Charming boutique hotels, convents, agriturismos, B&Bs -- and even a fully functioning Benedictine abbey, like this one in northern Scotland.

Travelers attended Mass, explored Pluscarden Abbey and its extensive grounds and even shared the Benedictines' repast in their refectory.

Don't YOU deserve an adventure this year?
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12/07/2021

STEP INTO AMERICAN HISTORY -- AND ONTO THE SS BADGER

REGINA Travelers love boat rides -- and this summer we'll spend four hours aboard the SS Badger as it cruises 62 miles across Lake Michigan. The ship is a living piece of US history -- a passenger and vehicle ferry that has been in service on Lake Michigan since 1953.

ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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11/07/2021

A TYPICAL DAY ON A REGINA TRIP

First, there's a private Mass for all REGINA Travelers, and then you're off to explore nearby St Andrews. This world famous university town is known for tradition, golf, William & Kate -- and the incredible atmospheric ruins of what was once a great Benedictine cathedral, utterly destroyed by angry Catholics led by a priest, Father John Knox.

You learn the details of this astonishing story while wandering through the ruins which overlook the North Sea. (Story here: https://www.reginamag.com/david-beaton/)

You lunch at the little restaurant that William used to frequent with Kate, and have a browse through St Andrew's shops. Then it's a walk along the spectacular cliffside overlooking the sea, a visit to the Bishop's Palace where Bishop Beaton was hung outside the window in his bedclothes by his furious flock -- and then you're off to sample fantastic Indian food.

This year, we're going to the Great Lakes!
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11/07/2021

HIGH TEA IN IRELAND WITH REGINA

"I've been on a couple of REGINA trips to Italy and Ireland -- and I have to say that the places we ate were all outstanding. REGINA really knew where to take us for AMAZING, AUTHENTIC food."

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10/07/2021

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH A BUNCH OF YOUNG CATHOLICS?

"I only ever traveled with a tour group once before REGINA. And it was kind of a drag because it was a LOT of people, and I was the youngest person on the bus. REGINA was completely different. There was just 15 of us, and except for the priest and our guide, EVERYONE was young. We had a BLAST, full stop."

Isn't it about time YOU had an adventure?
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10/07/2021

A TYPICAL DAY WITH REGINA TRIPS

Wake up in a spotless, serene Sicilian nunnery. After a light Italian breakfast with serious coffee, as the sun rises you and your friends explore the stupendous Roman ruins of Taormina, in the shadow of Mount Etna.

When it's time for pranzo, you first wander through the centuries-old street markets of ancient Catania, trying to decide which of the dozens of family-owned Sicilian trattoria you want to eat in.

Sicily is a dizzying feast for the senses, you are learning. And this afternoon, you really need a swim...

ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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10/07/2021

WANDERING IN 1500 YEAR OLD CEMETERIES WITH REGINA TRIPS

This morning your 21st century flight landed at Dublin Airport.
Your hotel is a late 19th century manor.
Now you're wandering through Monasterboice, a Catholic burial ground around the ruins of a 5th century monastery.
And that's when you stumble on your first High Celtic Cross...

AND YOUR JOURNEY HAS JUST BEGUN.
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10/07/2021

WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE BECOME REGINA TRAVELERS?

"Honestly, my mom talked me into it. I had no idea what to expect when I got off the plane, but I can honestly say that I had no expectations to date anyone. I just always wanted to see Ireland. And that's how we met -- in Ireland."
--- THE BRIDE

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09/07/2021

A TYPICAL DAY ON A REGINA TRIP

After a full Irish breakfast in the charming pub below our family-owned hotel in Killarney, you're very grateful for the huge windows in our tour bus -- because the ocean views of the Ring of Kerry are simply stupendous.

When you stop for an incredible fresh seafood lunch, you and your friends toss sticks into the surf for some big, good-natured local dogs -- and when you're seated in the pub, someone takes your picture.

Tonight, you'll be dancing in the Irish bars of Killarney until the wee hours -- and falling in love, with Ireland and each other.

DON'T YOU DESERVE AN ADVENTURE?
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09/07/2021

WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE BECOME REGINA TRAVELERS?

"Honestly, my mom talked me into it. I had no idea what to expect when I got off the plane, but I can honestly say that I had an AMAZING time. Made new friends, learned a LOT and I will be back."

ISN'T IT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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09/07/2021

A TYPICAL DAY ON A REGINA TRIP

Wake up in an awesome hotel, mere steps from the Vatican. After breakfast, take an early morning stroll through St Peter's Piazza and catch a city bus. Gaze out the window as you rumble over the cobblestones, passing the Roman Forum and the Palatine, on your way to the Catacombs of St. Callisto.

After descending 90 feet into the Catacombs, you attend a Mass in the family tomb of Christians who died 1700 years ago. Afterwards, you ascend into the mid-day sun, relieved to be among the living again. In a buoyant mood, you and your friends wander down the Appian Way -- to an outdoor ristorante under the wisteria. There, you enjoy a truly awesome pranzo with local wine.

After lunch, there's ci**rs.

Don't YOU deserve an adventure, too?
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08/07/2021

HOW TO FIND YOUR SPOUSE, REGINA-STYLE
Interviews with REGINA's Editor plus engaged and newlywed Catholics who met on REGINA Trips.
CLICK HERE: https://youtu.be/z_2CAKe6CYY

08/07/2021

IN THE 1960s WHEN THE MILWAUKEE BISHOP SENT THE WRECKERS TO SMASH THE TRADITIONAL STAINED GLASS IN THIS PARISH, CATHOLICS KNELT ON THE CONCRETE OUTSIDE AND PRAYED

Sixty years later, St Stan's came back to life, after decades of languishing and being threatened with demolition. A brave Frenchman and an American teamed up to save the church -- and today it is the nexus of a thriving, growing Catholic community.
Today, young singles and families, homeschoolers, professionals and older folks love this beautiful gem -- and REGINA Trips will be visiting there on our Great Lakes Tour at the end of the summer.

ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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07/07/2021

REGINA WEDDING

They had never traveled with REGINA.
Never been to Ireland.
But that's how they met -- and fell in love.
Here they are, leaving for their honeymoon.

Isn't it time YOU had an adventure, too?
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07/07/2021

OUR HOST IN MILWAUKEE

Will be the priest beside Cardinal Burke in this photo. Canon Jayr will personally show us around the astonishing restoration of St Stanislaus church and rectory, before he and his young adult parishioners will join us for a festive dinner that night.

Isn't it time YOU had an adventure?
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07/07/2021

SO, WHEN YOU GO ON VACATION DOES YOUR HOTEL ROOM HAVE A VIEW LIKE THIS -- WITH NO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE HOTEL?

One of the best things about REGINA Trips are the amazing places we stay. This is the view from our windows when we will have an entire golf resort to ourselves in northern Michigan for two nights.

Are YOU up for an adventure?
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06/07/2021

ISN'T IT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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06/07/2021

WHAT KIND OF RELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGE GOES TO A DISTILLERY?

Our kind. Latin Masses. Restored churches. Hiking. Biking. Visiting fascinating Catholics. Oh, and DEFINITELY distilleries, wineries and breweries.

Isn't it about time YOU had an adventure?
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06/07/2021

LAST WEEKEND, THIS SEMINARY ORDAINED MORE PRIESTS THAN ANY OTHER IN ITALY -- and four of them are Americans.

Guess which seminary REGINA Trips visits in Italy?
You guessed it.

ISN'T IT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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05/07/2021

A TYPICAL DAY ON A REGINA TRIP

Wake up in a Renaissance palazzo in Florence. After a sumptuous breakfast fit for a prince, drive 20 minutes into the green Tuscan countryside to Gricigliano, home of the Institute seminary.

After Mass in this chapel and a tour of the seminary by its young American rector, we all have lunch together in a nearby village ristorante. The food is simply indescribable and the conversation edifying, to say the least.

After this long pranzo, we drive back to Florence and stroll over to its Basilica -- and climb 320 steps to the top of its world famous bell tower. There, photos are taken, kisses are exchanged and the sun sets over the stunning view of Florence and the Arno.

That's when night begins.

ISN'T IT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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05/07/2021

THIS CHURCH ONCE HAD NINE TONS OF PIGEON P**P IN ITS ATTIC

Today it's probably Chicago's busiest parish. Totally restored. Totally orthodox. With its own community of young priests.

St John Cantius is a modern miracle -- and REGINA will tour the church, and meet the Canons as part of our GREAT LAKES TOUR scheduled for the end of the summer.

ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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05/07/2021

A TYPICAL DAY ON A REGINA TRIP

Wake up in a monastery. Go to Mass with the monks. Drive 90 minutes into the Scottish Highlands. Abandon your bus when the road gets too rough for it. Strike out along a meandering track that skirts a meadow filled with sheep. Cross a babbling brook, and enter an ancient farmhouse that once was Scotland's only seminary.

While Presbyterians and Anglicans held court in the grand buildings that the Catholic Church had erected centuries before, our seminarians and priests were hunted. The Mass was illegal, and so this remote farmhouse became the hidden seminary where Scotland's priests were educated secretly.

After exploring the abandoned house and its green lawns, we trekked back to our bus and headed for lunch. At Glenlivet Distillery.

Yes. THAT Glenlivet Distillery. It's a few miles down the road from Scalan Seminary -- and a universe away.

ISN'T IT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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05/07/2021

HOW TO FIND YOUR SPOUSE, REGINA-STYLE

Interviews with REGINA's Editor plus engaged and newlywed Catholics who met on REGINA Trips.
CLICK HERE: https://youtu.be/z_2CAKe6CYY

04/07/2021

SO, WHEN YOU GO ON VACATION DOES YOUR HOTEL HAVE A CHAPEL LIKE THIS?
One of the best things about REGINA Trips are the amazing places we stay. This is the chapel at Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland, where REGINA Travelers ate, slept and attended Mass.
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04/07/2021

WE NAMED OUR TRIPS AFTER HER
Maybe that's why Regina Travelers love these Trips so much? Here she is, at her roadside shrine in South Uist -- a Scottish isle far out into the western Sea. Regina Travelers visited Our Lady here, and prayed for her intercession in our lives.
Isn't it about time YOU had an adventure, too?
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04/07/2021

He was 25, from California.
She was 22, from Oregon.
They met in Ireland, on a REGINA Trip.
He proposed to her on the front steps of her family's parish church, and six months later they were married there.
COVID or no COVID.

Isn't it about time YOU had an adventure?
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04/07/2021

SO, YOU THINK THE GREAT LAKES IS BORING, HUH?
You're wrong -- especially from a Catholic point of view. Here's one fascinating place we'll visit, that we're pretty sure you never heard of.
https://www.reginamag.com/the-apparition-in-wisconsins.../

03/07/2021

OUR HOSTS IN CHICAGO
Yes, you read that correctly. Part of the fun of REGINA Trips is the atmospheric places we stay. For the last two nights of our Great Lakes Adventure, we'll be staying with the good Benedictines of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in an authentic Chicago neighborhood.

Isn't it time YOU had an adventure?
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03/07/2021

Q. WHAT KINDS OF RELIGIOUS PLACES DOES REGINA TRIPS VISIT?

A. All kinds. Here's a seminary we visit while we are in Tuscany, for example. We attend mass in this chapel and afterwards have lunch with the seminarians and teachers. (This happens to be the ONLY full seminary in Italy, by the way. Most others are empty of students. This seminary ordained 8 new priests last weekend -- 4 from the USA and 1 from Canada. The language of instruction is French.)

ISN'T IT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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03/07/2021

REGINA WEDDING

High Latin Mass. Groom traveled with REGINA 6 times. Bride traveled with REGINA 3 times. Best man traveled with REGINA once, and met the Maid of Honor on that Trip -- and married her a few months later. One bridesmaid and three groomsmen are Regina Travelers too -- along with about a dozen Regina Travelers who were guests at the wedding.

Isn't it about time YOU had an adventure?
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03/07/2021

SOME OF THOSE NERDY RELIGIOUS TYPES WHO GO ON REGINA TRIPS --at the wedding of two of them. (In kilts, for the party afterwards!)
ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE?
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03/07/2021

ONE OF THESE SISTERS DISCOVERED HER VOCATION THROUGH REGINA TRIPS

Regina Travelers have wild adventures, make new friends, fall in love, find their forever home -- isn't it about time YOU had an adventure, too?
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03/07/2021

DRINKS ON THE VERANDAH

Is this the French Riviera? The Hamptons?
Nope. It's Mackinaw Island in Michigan, and it's where we'll be having drinks and dinner after spending the day riding bikes and horses on this car-free island.
DON'T YOU DESERVE AN ADVENTURE THIS SUMMER?
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03/07/2021