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I touched the Crown of Thorns
In 2012, I venerated the Crown of Thorns in Notre Dame Cathedral — a relic of…
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Some reading suggestions
Paul McCarthy has written two books about saints that have inspired him (St Ignatius of Loyola…
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Pilgrimage to the shrine of Padre Pio
Padre Pio — the greatest mystic of the 20th century, who bore the stigmata for fifty…
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Francis of Assisi and the Holy Land
What we owe to St Francis of Assisi in the Holy Land — how his extraordinary…
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Taking a tour on pilgrimage is akin to wearing a swimsuit to church
A tour of the holy sites of Galilee — Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee — that…
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Getting into a convent is much easier than getting out
Locked in a convent on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem — no wifi, no telephone, and…
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After my death I will do more
Padre Pio’s life, stigmata, miracles and his promise that his real mission would begin after his…
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Meeting the beautiful saints of Montreal
The Oratory of St Joseph, St Kateri Tekakwitha, Marguerite Bourgeoys and Marguerite d’Youville — a day…
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Mary Magdalene in the south of France
La Sainte-Baume — the cave where Mary Magdalene spent her last years, the forest, the relic,…
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Paris je t’aime
The Miraculous Medal chapel, Rue du Bac, St Thérèse in Lisieux, and the deep consolation of…