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Delight in Dunwoodie
BY CAROL ZIMMERMAN St. Joseph’s Seminary Prepares for the Pope
March 9-15, 2008 Issue 
St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., one of the stops for
Pope Benedict XVI during his three-day visit to New York this April, is no
stranger to the present Holy Father or his predecessor.
In 1988, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger gave a talk at the
seminary about the study of Scripture. Seven years... READ MORE
Navajo People, Catholic Pride
St. John Church/Tekakwitha Mission
March 2-8, 2008 Issue
Houck, Arizona
My family and I drove up just in time for the beginning of
Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: New Year’s Day.
Father was crossing from his residence to enter the church,
his golden vestments glittering under the bright Arizona sun and fluttering in
the harsh desert... READ MORE
Indomitable Spirit On Display
BY JULIAN WORKER The Churches of Vilnius, Lithuania
February 24-March 1, 2008 Issue
Lithuania, the last pagan nation in Europe, didn’t adopt
Christianity until 1387. Times change: Today’s Lithuania is one of the most
religiously devoted nations on the continent.
Between 1920 and 1991, Lithuania was under the control of
the Soviet Union. Not surprisingly, these periods of... READ MORE
Where We Were First Called Christians
BY STEPHEN BUGNO St. Peter Cave-Church
February 17-23, 2008 Issue
Antakya, Turkey
Catholic visitors to Turkey don’t have many important
pilgrimage sites to choose from.
There’s Meryemana, the peaceful mountaintop retreat where
the Blessed Mother spent her final years — a destination visited by three
popes. And the equally impressive ruins of St.... READ MORE
Ancient Well, Eternal Water
BY STEPHEN BUGNO Jacob’s Well
February 10-16, 2008 Issue
Nablus, West Bank
Heading north from Jerusalem, an hour’s drive through hill
roads surrounded by olive trees lands you in the city of Nablus. It was here,
in what is currently the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories, that Jesus
confirmed for the world that he is, was and always will be the... READ MORE
Meditative Mountain Mansion
BY KATY CARL Visitation Monastery Of Mont-Deux-Coeurs
January 27- February 2, 2008 Issue
Tyringham, Massachusetts
In a tranquil valley of the Berkshires, western
Massachusetts’ gentle mountain range, the Visitation Sisters of
Mont-Deux-Coeurs live the prayerful life that their founder and foundress, Sts.
Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal, wanted for them. Much of their... READ MORE
Fearlessness Rising
BY MELANIE RADZICKI McMANUS Cathedral of St. Paul
January 20-26, 2008 Issue
Birmingham, Alabama
The spiritual site foremost on the minds of visitors to
Birmingham, Ala., tends to be the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. This is
where, in 1963, the Ku Klux Klan detonated a bomb. The blast killed four black
girls. It also shocked the nation into facing its civil-rights... READ MORE
Anthony’s Desert Changed the Church
BY ANGELO STAGNARO St. Anthony of Egypt Chapel and St. Mary of Grace Church
January 13-19, 2008 Issue
Quindici, Italy
Most people express confusion when I tell them my family’s
patron saint is St. Anthony of Egypt. Why wouldn’t they? We’re full-blooded
Italian. Italy has so many saints to choose from. And we have no connection to
Egypt at all.
But, God willing, come the Egyptian’s Jan.... READ MORE
The Coming Thunder Down Under
BY TIM DRAKE St. Mary’s Cathedral and Mary MacKillop Place
January 6-12, 2008 Issue
Australia is a relative infant when it comes to the Catholic
faith. Its first Catholic residents didn’t arrive until the late 1700s.
So, when several hundred thousand young Catholics travel to
the island continent to participate in World Youth Day later this year — July
15-20, 2008, to be... READ MORE
Jewel of the Gem State Cathedral on The Plains
BY JOY WAMBEKE
Dec. 23, 2007 - Jan. 5, 2008 Issue
Truth be told, it was the promise of air conditioning that
first spoke to me as we followed the city sidewalks to St. John the Evangelist
Cathedral. It was 100 degrees in Boise, Idaho, the Sunday we arrived.
My family and I were nearing the end of our road trip west
and we were much the worse for... READ MORE
Keeper of the ‘Christmas Conversion’
BY KIMBERLY JANSEN St. Teresa Church
December 16-22, 2007 Issue
Lincoln, Nebraska
This humble diocesan church in Lincoln, Neb., was probably
one of the first in the United States to claim St. Thérèse of Lisieux as its
patroness. The small Midwestern community it serves was established on Feb. 3,
1926 — just nine months after Pope Pius XI canonized the... READ MORE
Walking in a Worship Wonderland
BY EDDIE O’NEILL Rudolph Grotto Gardens
December 9-15, 2007 Issue
Rudolph, Wisconsin
With a name like Rudolph, it has to be good for Christmas.
You would think. But, alas, this charming spiritual way station closes for fall
and winter.
On the bright side: There’s no time like the present to plan
a visit for next spring or summer.
The town itself, located in... READ MORE
From Logs to Lauds on the Last Frontier
BY JOSEPH ALBINO Immaculate Conception Church
December 2-8, 2007 Issue
Fairbanks, Alaska
While doing writer research in Fairbanks, Alaska, earlier
this year, I made it a point to attend daily Mass at the historic Immaculate
Conception Church in Fairbanks. What a fascinating story I found between
liturgies.
In the late summer of 1901, Captain E.T. Barnette rode... READ MORE
A Soft Glow in the City of Lights
BY KIMBERLEY HEATHERINGTON Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
November 25 - December 1, 2007 Issue
Paris, France
Taking in the visual delights of this relatively tranquil
section of Paris’ Left Bank, many a Catholic pilgrim has likely looked right
past the site of a significant Marian apparition: Chapelle Notre-Dame de la
Médaille Miraculeuse (Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal).... READ MORE
Calling All Pilgrims and Pioneers
BY KIMBERLY JANSEN St. Cecilia Cathedral
November 18-24, 2007 Issue
Omaha, Nebraska
I was still nearly a mile from St. Cecilia Cathedral when I
spotted its twin bell towers peeking above the treetops. The church, I could
see, occupies a privileged position atop one of the city’s highest hills.
Today the commanding location seems only natural for such a
grand... READ MORE
The Good Shepherd’s Shelter
BY KIMBERLY JANSEN St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church
November 11-17, 2007 Issue
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Helen Quinn grew up in Philadelphia, but, when she talks
about home, she’s referring to a picturesque town in the Ozark Mountains. And
why not? She has lived in Eureka Springs since 1979.
Quinn represents the fifth generation of her family to
reside here. In fact, one... READ MORE
King Arthur Was Here. Or Was He?
BY JOANNA BOGLE St. Dubricius (Anglican) Church
November 4-10, 2007 Issue
Somerset, England
When Americans speak of Camelot, they are often referring to
the presidency of John F. Kennedy. But if you visit the west country of England
— the counties of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset — you will find places linked to
the original Camelot: the court of the legendary King... READ MORE
Fortified Faith in the Circle City
BY MELANIE RADZICKI McMANUS Ss. Peter & Paul Cathedral
October 28 - November 3, 2007 Issue
Indianapolis
When I first spied Ss. Peter & PaulCathedral on a recent
visit to Indiana’s capital city — nicknamed the “Circle City” for its original
layout — I did a quick double-take. The Italian Renaissance-styled structure
looked more like a stately bank than a Catholic church.... READ MORE
The Swallow Choir Still Sings
BY JOSEPH ALBINO Mission San Juan Capistrano
October 21-27, 2007 Issue
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
When I was growing up in upstate New York, an aunt and uncle
who lived in California gave me as a birthday gift a children’s book about
Mission San Juan Capistrano.
The gift was fitting because my birthday fell on March 19,
the feast of St. Joseph, when the swallows... READ MORE
St. Margaret Mary Points to the Poconos
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN National Shrine of the Sacred Heart
October 14-20, 2007 Issue
Harleigh, Pennsylvania
Ah, the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. There’s gold in
them thar hills. Spiritual gold, not the metal kind. South of Scranton, in the
town of Harleigh, you can mine great graces from the National Shrine of the
Sacred Heart.
Pilgrims once traveled here by the busload.... READ MORE
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