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Enjoy these heartfelt and enthusiastic comments, even with some tears, from our pilgrims. “I’m so impressed with the fruits of your years of experience with the logistics, group dynamics, etc. I can see 100 ways to ruin a trip, but you gracefully avoided them all with skill, planning, and flexibility. “Thank you and Janet so much for your ministry. You are a dynamo force for the Lord!” By US law everyone needs to be tested

We call today the Optional Day. People either take a free day and do what they want or stay in Jerusalem or, they board the bus and do some fun things mostly down in the Judean Wilderness area. After Mass we started out for the Israel Museum, then drove 20 miles descending 4125 feet to the Jordan River. We renewed our baptismal vows with feet in the water and then went to Jericho for a

Today we started out at 4 AM so we could do the Via Dolorosa, touch the top of Calvary before the crowds arrived. It was a great plan! Enjoy our Mass at the Holy Sepulchre in front of the tomb, and then we went to the Western Wall before having a lunch at the Notre Dame Center. From there we went to meet with the Patriarch of Jerusalem and then went into the tomb of

We start the day at the top of the Mount of Olives to visit Pater Noster where Jesus taught his disciples to pray the Our Father. Then to Mass at Gethsemane — always a very emotional site for the pilgrims. Lunch at the Ramat Rachel Kibbutz. Then to the lookout over Jerusalem where I give my talk “The Story of Salvation History from Adam and Eve until Today“. Then on to Mount Zion to visit

Big day today packing up our suitcases and moving from Galilee to Jerusalem. But we’ve got a lot to do in between. We start the day at Capernaum where I give my talk “Defending the Eucharist“ because this is where Jesus said “Eat My Flesh and Drink My Blood”. Mass at the Memorial of Saint Peters house where Jesus lived during the three years of his ministry. The boat ride is always a highlight and