Blog – Footprints of God

Young People to the Holy Land – saving their faith

May 14, 2023 No Comments

When our children were young, we took them to the Holy Land. They testify to this day that one of the reasons they are strong Catholics is because of that experience. In February we took 45 college students to Israel to teach them their Catholic inheritance by walking in the footprints of Jesus. Their testimonies affirm that they were strengthened and are committed to the faith Catholic faith for life. We have two more groups

Encountering Christ in the Holy Land – an interview with Steve Ray

May 9, 2023 No Comments

My wife and I have walked in the land of Our Lord and Lady over 100 times. We have led multiple thousands of pilgrims on life changing pilgrimages. We have seen tears of joy, gasps of discovery and lives changed. We have seen what it means to “encounter Christ in the Holy Land.” Here is a short two-paged article I wrote for “Faith Magazine”. I hope you enjoy it and find it edifying. If you

Disappearing Christians in the Holy Land – an interview with Steve Ray

May 9, 2023 No Comments

Catholic Drive Time on Guadalupe Radio interviewed me about the situation of Christians in the Holy Land. They now make up less than 1.5% of the population. They are leaving in droves to find better opportunities for their children in the West — especially to the US, Canada and Australia. There are more Nazarenes living around Flint Michigan than there are in Nazareth. If we lose the Christian presence in the Holy Land our grandchildren

Join us in Poland! Beautiful Catholic Country and Land of Modern Saints

April 24, 2023 No Comments

Poland 🇵🇱! The land of modern saints. We will follow Pope St. John Paul II, Maximilian Kolbe and Maria Faustina among others. This land is rich with Catholic culture, great food, friendly people, and beautiful churches. Some who have traveled with us have said Poland has been their favorite destination. Is it safe and easy to travel to Poland on pilgrimage? YES! In a few minutes Doug and Shannon will share their experience in Poland

Two Favorite Pilgrimages just opened: 1) Jordan & Israel; 2) Holy Land 2

April 4, 2023 No Comments

These two are always favorites and fill up fast. We have 7 pilgrimages to the Holy Land in 2024. Five are our regular itinerary BUT these two are different. First, Jordan & Israel. We start out in Amman and see all the biblical sites of Jordan including Petra. They we cross over the Sheik Hussain bridge into Israel for the full Holy Land pilgrimage. Check out our interactive map, itinerary and brochure here: https://www.footprintsofgodpilgrimages.com/pilgrimage/pilgrimagehl-022824/ Second,

Cute Christian Kids in Bethlehem!

April 2, 2023 No Comments

Happy Palm Sunday from Jerusalem! Cute video of 1 minute, 30 seconds. It is from a family that we help in Bethlehem and he’s also our driver. This is his young daughter Maya at school and she’s playing Mary Magdalene. So cute. I had to share it with you all.