Catholic Faith Journeys

11/23/2024

11/23/2024

Fr. Poggemeyer's group made it home safely. Thank you for all of your prayers.
If you are interested in planning a pilgrimage for your parish feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to talk to you. God bless!

11/21/2024

Good night Roma!

11/21/2024

Mass this morning then a walking tour with Sylvia! Sylvia, you are one of a kind, we love you! So much fun, and so much information! Grazie mille. Free afternoon for minute shopping, exploring, whatever. Then a fun night at Enofficina . Grazie!

11/21/2024

Tanti Auguri Maria! We had the privilege of celebrating Maria's birthday with her🎂 !

11/20/2024

Wednesday mean General Audience with the Pope. Then the remainder of the day was free to explore, shop, pray, rest etc. We hopped on a local train to visit the Church of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, which holds the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Then a nice lunch and some work time for me. We celebrated Mass then went to dinner which was graced with a visit from the one and only Joan Lewis.

11/19/2024

Great dinner at ZanZara! Some of the best food so far, and the staff is top notch.

11/19/2024

This morning we walked to Saint Peter's Basilica for Holy Mass in the Irish chapel in the Crypt. Father Jay Livecchi preached a beautiful homily. Afterwards we had a couple of hours free to spend time in prayer, Adoration, and amazement at the beautiful Basilica. This afternoon the group visited the Vatican Museums.

11/18/2024

Today started with a great breakfast at Homebaked. After breakfast we began our Christian Rome tour with visits to three of the four Papal Basilics and the Catacombs. Our first stop was St. John Lateran, the Cathedral of Rome, as well as the Santa Scala, (Holy Stairs). We then visited the Papal Basilica dedicated to Mary, Santa Maria Maggiore. Next was St. Paul Outside the Wall, built over the Tomb of St. Paul. Our last visit of the day was the Domitilla Catacombs for a visit and Holy Mass.

11/17/2024

Entered Roma. Dinner at La Vittoria then St.
Peter Square.

11/17/2024

We began our day with Holy Mass in the crypt of the Old Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. This altar was used by Cardinal Karol Wojtyla 50 years ago. After Mass we headed for Roma with a stop in Monte Cassino to visit the Tombs of Saints Benedetto and Scholastica.

11/17/2024

Buongiorno

11/16/2024

We had a beautiful morning in San Giovanni Rotondo. We began with Mass in the Old Church where Padre Pio celebrated Mass. We then watched a video and had the opportunity for Fr. Poggemeyer to bless everyone with one of Padre Pio's gloves as well as the crucifix he kisses every night before going to bed. We visited his cell and saw the museum dedicated to Padre Pio. We visited the New Church where Padre Pio is located for veneration and prayer. After a wonderful lunch the afternoon is free to spend private time in prayer.

11/15/2024

Before we ended in San Giovanni Rotondo, we stopped on the Gargano Mountain to visit the cave of Archangel Michael.

11/15/2024

Last night we enjoyed our final evening in Assisi. This morning we said goodbye to Assisi and will make our way to San Giovanni Rotondo. On the way we stopped in Lanciano and celebrated Mass at the Main Altar in front of the Eucharist Miracle. We were blessed to have the entire church to ourselves.

11/14/2024

Having fun is Assisi, roads are narrow, you can reach from one side to the other. (At least James can)

11/14/2024

Today we visited the Abbey of San Benedetto in Monte. The Monks of Norcia moved up on the mountain after the earthquakes of 2016. We celebrated Mass, experienced the Monks chanting oneof their hours, enjoyed a beer tasting of the Monks beer. We then wnjoyef pranzo at Casale degli amici. After pranzo we walked through the town of Norcia to see the destruction and renovation. We did our best to purchase from vendors to help support them.