August 2025 A Surprise in Radford, Virginia before leaving The Ancient Lore Village, I needed a place to stay between Knoxville and Front...

August 2025 Nashville & Beyond: Old Friends, Holy Surprises, and Hobbit Adventures I’ve been to Nashville enough times that the only real...

I’m off on another road warrior adventure! That is if road warriors stop for comfy beds at night with indoor plumbing and AC. The Maine...

Or the beginning? 🧐 … On my last day I walk the way of the Little Shepherds again. Going on foot is much different than a tour bus. And...

This deserves its own post mainly so I can easily find it when I come back. 😆 The laundromat down the street from the hotel is very...

Checkout that green camper van! Think I’d look good in it? (Stateside of course) I don’t recall seeing this many campers last year. By...

Obidos: a Fairytale kingdom.  The fortified walls surrounding the hilltop town are still in tact. We traverse the narrow Cobblestone...

‘Twas a bit rainy when we rolled into town and there was a hike from where the bus could park to get to the hotel… an adventure! I forgot...

We didn't visit in this order but for sake of keeping the apparitions semi organized I’ll write it out in the order it happened.  We head...

The Sacred Way The area around our hotel is known as The Sacred Way with life sized carved statues of Our Lord’s Passion. These sacred...

Blessed Alexandrina at Balazar This lady’s story really stuck me the first time I heard it. This year I’m making the connections better....

This is one of the highlights on the trip! Although everyday kinda has a lot of highlights. But today we get to see up close the...

Today is the feast day of Sts Jacinta and Francisco! The 2 Fatima seers (the shepherd children). Basilica of the Holy Rosary Our group...

I lost all my notes on this one so here’s what I can remember… Monastery of St Teresa in Coimbra This is a cloistered order of nuns....

Carmel of St Joseph We start the day with Mass at this Cloistered convent. Fr John gave a great homily making a key point that while...

What a picturesque way to wake up! This is the view from my room. The pilgrimage officially kicks off later today. This morning I need to...

I slept like a rock last night. There’s something peaceful about that building I guess. (Probably the church 2 floors down.) Which I’m...

I’m up stupid early because apparently I don’t like to sleep in. Prepping to leave I see if I can check into my flight from Rome to...

We started at the top of the village and walked downhill. Which I’m grateful for that strategy! A quick bite to go and we’re off! By the...

Up early for some work before mass at St Clare’s. I didn’t realize yesterday that it’s a cloistered convent too. The sisters are in a...