Pilgrimages

American Pilgrimage: A Historical Journey Through Catholic Life in a New World

American Pilgrimage: A Historical Journey Through Catholic Life in a New World
$34.95
Histories of the Catholic Church in the United States abound. Most suffer from an excess of either scholarly detachment or popular triumphalism. American Pilgrimage seeks instead to draw on the best of current scholarship to tell the story of the Church as it understands itself: the Body of Christ, divinely ordained yet marred by sin, charged with the mission of spreading the Gospel and building up the community of the faithful.

In scope, American Pilgrimage narrates the story of the Church from the dramatic efforts at evangelization in the colonial period, to the Catholic urban villages of the immigrant Church, to the struggles to reimagine tradition in the late-20th century. In shape, it follows this story through the Augustinian contours of the ongoing struggle between the City of God and the City of Man--a struggle that takes place between the Church and the world, within the Church itself, and within the soul of every Christian.

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9781950939947
Publication Date: 
2022-06-15
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Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History: People and Places That Shaped the Church in the United States

Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History: People and Places That Shaped the Church in the United States
$19.95

Awarded third place in pilgrimages/Catholic travel by the Catholic Media Association.

Historian Kevin Schmiesing takes you to more than two-dozen sites and events that symbolize and embody America's rich and sometimes tumultuous Catholic past, including the Santa Fe Trail, Gettysburg, and the Bourbon Trail. You'll also meet both famous and infamous Catholics--including Augustus Tolton, Dr. Samuel Mudd, and Frances Cabrini--who impacted our nation's history.

The idea for A Catholic Pilgrimage through American History came from Schmiesing's mother, he says. She turned every childhood vacation into a pilgrimage, purposely inserting religious sites into the family's journey to places such as Niagara Falls, Washington, DC, or Myrtle Beach.

Catholics have been part of the American experiment since the beginning--in founding the colonies and expanding the west, building education and health care systems, abolishing slavery, fighting on the front lines, and advancing science, technology, and space exploration. Each of the twenty-seven sites on Schmiesing's virtual itinerary--including, the Washington Monument, Wounded Knee Creek, the University of Notre Dame, and Mission San Diego de Alcalá--transports you to a significant time in US history and connects the dots to our Catholic heritage. You will meet notable Catholics such as John F. Kennedy, Black Elk, and Katharine Drexel, and learn more about their contributions to history.

You will explore the various and sometimes conflicting roles Catholics have played in key periods and events through the stories of shrines, memorials, and other historic places including:

  • the Catholic Plymouth Rock--St. Mary's City, Maryland;
  • the Bourbon Trail--Church of St. Thomas, Bardstown, Kentucky;
  • the Pope's Stone--the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia;
  • a Catholic mission and a Native American tragedy: Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota; and
  • the home of the first Black priest--the churches of Quincy, Illinois.
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    9781646800902
    Publication Date: 
    2022-04-08
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    Fr. Dave's Travel Guide

    Fr. Dave's Travel Guide
    Tomaszycki, Dave The Plumber
    $14.00
    After many travels throughout his five years in Rome, Fr. Dave, a plumber turned Catholic priest, brings some common sense to traveling. This book is written for American seminarians and priests studying at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, but can be very useful to anyone. This is an easy and fun read, using many stories to explain different thoughts and lessons learned throughout Fr. Dave's travels. I hope you find it fun, useful, uplifting, and inspiring. God bless you!
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    9781365924347
    Publication Date: 
    2017-04-07
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    France: A Pilgrimage with Mary

    France: A Pilgrimage with Mary
    Roesch, Joseph, MIC
    $29.95
    In this richly illustrated spiritual pilgrimage, explore the beauties and blessings of the Marian shrines and holy places of France with the Very Rev. Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, as your spiritual director and guide.

    You've accompanied Fr. Joe to Fatima and Rome. Now come along on the journey of a lifetime to the "eldest daughter of the Church": France!

    This latest A Pilgrimage with Mary immerses you in some of the many shrines, apparition sites, and gorgeous landscapes of France. From Lourdes to Laus, from Rue du Bac to Prouille, journey in spirit across the length and breadth of a land Our Lady has visited many times, discovering a spiritual landscape full of indescribable riches and extraordinary devotions. With the Very Rev. Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, as your spiritual director and guide, become immersed in the history of powerful Marian devotions given to us through some of the many French saints, visionaries, and mystics. Rich in beauty and blessings, this book will inspire you to ope

    ISBN/SKU: 
    9781596145030
    Publication Date: 
    2019-07-31
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    Incredible Catholic America: Smallest, Tallest, Oldest, Oddest

    Incredible Catholic America: Smallest, Tallest, Oldest, Oddest
    Amberg, Marion
    $21.95

    Catholic America is fun! It's captivating! Inspirational! Eye-opening! You simply won't believe it! Which state capital named for a saint was originally called "Pig's Eye"? Where is the tallest baptismal font, standing over thirteen feet tall? Who are the "three holy peas in a pod"?

    The answers to these questions are just the beginning of the incredible facts, trivia, people, churches, and lore found in Incredible Catholic America.

    This book is more than a collection of random facts and trivia. It presents vignettes of heroic men and women, who stood in the gap for the American Catholic Church. Each of the 300-plus facts and stories boasts its own unique claim to fame. Smallest. Tallest. Oldest. Or oddest, in a saintly sort of way. With loads of people, places, and things to explore in Catholic America, you'll want to return to this book again and again!

    ISBN/SKU: 
    9781639661022
    Publication Date: 
    2025-06-02
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    Italy's Shrines and Wonders: Discovering Sacred Spaces, Fascinating Places, and Destinations Off the Beaten Path

    Italy's Shrines and Wonders: Discovering Sacred Spaces, Fascinating Places, and Destinations Off the Beaten Path
    Tomeo, Teresa
    $24.95

    Italy: a storied land of saints and the travel destination of dreams.

    For those wishing to experience this remarkable country to the fullest, just knowing where to start can be overwhelming. Enter bestselling author, Catholic media personality, and Italy aficionado Teresa Tomeo to provide the choicest sites, best routes, and most inspiring and satisfying journeys to help you soak in all the beauty Italy has to offer and make your Italy excursion utterly unforgettable.

    Tomeo draws from her experiences of more than sixty trips to her motherland, as well as from the many travel-coaching sessions she has given through her much-loved travel company, T's Italy, to take you on a unique journey that combines major attractions with off-the-beaten-path dream destinations, offering her best advice as a true daughter of Italy and half-time Italian resident.

    There is nothing quite like a Tomeo-inspired journey to Italy. Tomeo believes that no Italian excursion can be complete without embracing la dolce vita, the uniquely Italian way of life that prioritizes gastronomic pleasure and slowing down to enjoy God's majestic creation and natural wonders, which open one's mind and imagination to life's possibilities. Her descriptions of the trattorias and delectable meals, as well as the home-cooked recipes she recommends, are sure to make you hungry for the fullness of the Italian cultural experience.

    Tomeo includes practical, time-tested travel tips and faith and culture gems to help you navigate this lively land and catch the many unique regional feast days and celebrations it has to offer.

    Whether you are traveling from the Vatican to Venice, Assisi to Amalfi, Turin to Tuscany, Pisa to Positano, or from Sorrento to Sicily, Tomeo shares the best of the best, from magnificent churches, to stunning hilltop chapels filled with brilliant Renaissance masterpieces, to the best places for cappuccino and limoncello, to the best shopping and exploring options. She guides you to the tombs and relics of the most beloved saints and introduces you to the lesser-known heroes whose miraculous and inspiring stories will lift your mind and heart to Heaven.

    Tomeo believes that Italy, more than any other place on earth, captures the meaning and essence of Psalm 19:1: "The heavens declare the glory of God, the firmament the work of His hands." Join her on a one-of-a-kind exploration of this sacred and enthralling land so that planning your bucket-list trip to Italy becomes a joy rather than a chore, and your dream of Italy becomes a true la dolce vita reality.

    ISBN/SKU: 
    9781682784259
    Publication Date: 
    2025-01-21
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    Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

    Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America
    Amberg, Marion
    $27.95

    You don't have to travel overseas to discover our Blessed Mother's miraculous love for her children. Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America takes you to more than 50 Marian shrines, chapels, and statues, right here in the United States, each with a riveting story to tell. Stories about:

  • The United States' only Church-approved Marian apparition (Champion, Wisconsin)
  • A family's safe passage to America after invoking the intercession of the Star of the Sea, and the chapel they built in thanksgiving (Cheektowaga, New York)
  • The Grotto, the fulfillment of a boyhood vow to do a "great work" for the Blessed Mother (Portland, Oregon)
  • An old Spanish shrine to Our Lady of La Leche, the powerhouse of answered prayers for babies (St. Augustine, Florida)
  • A priest who looked like Dean Martin and sang like Bing Crosby - and commissioned a statue as big as his love for Mary (Santa Clara, California)
  • Written by the author of the blockbuster Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles (OSV, 2021), this book is another must-have for all Catholic travelers. Organized by region and state, Mary's Miracles can help you easily plan your next vacation or pilgrimage and find Marian sites you haven't yet discovered. Additional features include color photos, miracle stories, and an explanation of site-specific Marian titles and devotions. Websites, phone numbers, addresses, and other information are included to help you plan your visit.

    ISBN/SKU: 
    9781681929330
    Publication Date: 
    2022-09-19
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    Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

    Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America
    Amberg, Marion
    $27.95

    America's got faith! You'll find it in every state -- in grand cathedrals and tiny chapels, in miracle shrines and underwater statues, and even in blessed dirt. Finding these sacred places hasn't been easy, until now!

    Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America takes you to more than 500 of the country's most intriguing holy sites, each with a riveting story to tell. Stories about:

  • architecture (the interior of Guardian Angels Cathedral in Las Vegas resembles angel wings)
  • religious history (at Maryland's Old Bohemia, Jesuit priests lived and worked incognito during anti-Catholic persecution)
  • artifacts (the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia holds an original cast by Saint Catherine Labouré)
  • answered prayer (from the Grasshopper Chapel in Minnesota to the Coral Miracle Church in Hawaii)
  • healing places, beautiful places, hidden places, places where saints walked, and much more.
  • Organized by state and region, Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles can help you easily plan your vacation or pilgrimage, and find sites close to you that you've never heard of. Chapters also include Catholic trivia and color photos. Websites, phone numbers, addresses, and other pertinent information are included.

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    9781681923390
    Publication Date: 
    2021-03-17
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    Roman Pilgrimage: the Station Churches

    Roman Pilgrimage: the Station Churches
    Weigel, George
    $39.99
    A preeminent scholar of Catholicism transports readers to Rome for the traditional station churches pilgrimage, offering a vivid and informative guide to the Eternal City and the Lenten season.

    The annual Lenten pilgrimage to dozens of Rome's most striking churches is a sacred tradition dating back almost two millennia, to the earliest days of Christianity. Along this historic spiritual pathway, today's pilgrims confront the mysteries of the Christian faith through a program of biblical and early Christian readings amplified by some of the greatest art and architecture of western civilization.

    In Roman Pilgrimage, bestselling theologian and papal biographer George Weigel, art historian Elizabeth Lev, and photographer Stephen Weigel lead readers through this unique religious and aesthetic journey with magnificent photographs and revealing commentaries on the pilgrimage's liturgies, art, and architecture. Through reflections on each day's readings about faith and doubt, heroism and weakness, self-examination and conversion, sin and grace, Rome's familiar sites take on a new resonance. And along that same historical path, typically unexplored treasures-artifacts of ancient history and hidden artistic wonders-appear in their original luster, revealing new dimensions of one of the world's most intriguing and multi-layered cities.

    A compelling guide to the Eternal City, the Lenten Season, and the itinerary of conversion that is Christian life throughout the year, Roman Pilgrimage reminds readers that the imitation of Christ through faith, hope, and love is the template of all true discipleship, as the exquisite beauty of the Roman station churches invites reflection on the deepest truths of Christianity.

    ISBN/SKU: 
    9780465027699
    Publication Date: 
    2013-10-29
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    Rome: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Eternal City

    Rome: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Eternal City
    Papandrea, James L
    $28.00
    Rome: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Eternal City is not a travel book; it is a pilgrim's guide to the city of Rome and its most ancient churches. In addition to helpful descriptions of the primary monuments and churches of Rome, this book will give the reader just enough historical background to enhance the spiritual nature of a trip to the Eternal City. Along with the description of each church, Papandrea includes prayers from the ancient church, and across the span of the history of Christianity, in order to facilitate prayer and meditation in the very sites that have been considered holy ground for over a millennium. Over one hundred photographs are included, not only to help the reader use this book as a guide in Rome, but also to make the book a valuable devotional aid both before and after the trip. Coming back from Rome after using this book, the reader will find that Rome has become a second home.
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    9781610972680
    Publication Date: 
    2012-11-08
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    Vatican Museums: 100 Works Not to Be Missed

    Vatican Museums: 100 Works Not to Be Missed
    Quigley, James F
    $99.95
    Here is an extraordinary illustrated art book that showcases the one hundred masterpieces that present the legacy of culture, history, and beauty that the Roman pontiffs have collected and guarded for centuries. The artworks have been selected by specialists: archaeologists, art historians, architects, historians, and anthropologists who have each chosen the works they consider universal and definitive in their field. +
    ISBN/SKU: 
    9780809106615
    Publication Date: 
    2020-01-07
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