Tag: pilgrim

Mission Monday: Bob Hope

I know you are probably wondering why I would post pictures of a statue of Bob Hope for Mission Monday. But there is a good reason. Stay with me. This is clearly a giant statue of the “Kissing Sailor,” a photograph…

My Advent Journey

It was the Monday before Christmas when it hit me, when I finally felt Advent closing in on me. I honestly thought I had missed it. I thought it flew by with all the well intentioned ways I was going…

Photo Essay: St Meinrad Archabbey

Deep in the rolling hills of Southern Indiana, where empty corn fields sit and bales of hay are stacked high waiting to fill stables for the winter, lies St. Meinrad Archabbey. Perched on a hill, this Benedictine Monastery might remind…

Mission Monday: Site Of California’s First Mission

The site of California’s first church lies on a hill over-looking San Diego’s bustling crossroads of I-5 and I-8 highways. Fr. Junipero Serra led the expedition that established the Mission Church in 1769. This marked the beginning of Christianity in…

Mission Monday: Mission San Jose

Mission Monday: Mission San Jose in Fremont, California Day breaks over the mission dedicated to St Joseph, a foot path running through the mission’s centuries old cemetery, flanked by the cross on one side and Mary on the other. The…