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Italy 2025 5: Florence, Mass at Duomo, Cooking Class

by Steve Ray on May 19, 2025


Walking tour of Florence, especially the magnificent Cathedral Duome of Florence concluding with Mass. Construction began on the groundbreaking structure in 1296, completed in 1436. Walking tour including Santa Croce, which includes the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, and Niccolo Machiavelli. Free time in historical for lunch and exploration. Lunch on own Depart for Montecatini. […]

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Italy 2025 4: Pavia (Tomb of Augustine), Florence (David Statue)

by Steve Ray on May 18, 2025


Milan – Pavia – Milan Teresa Tomeo joins our group in Florence with group today Arrive in Pavia to celebrate Mass at St. Augustine’s Tomb at the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’Oroin, Tour of the Basilica Lunch stop on the way to Florence. Prayers, talks, fun and naps along the way. Continue on […]

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Italy 2025 3 Milan: Tomb of St. Ambrose, Tour of Milan and more

by Steve Ray on May 17, 2025


Visited Basilica of St. Ambrose and venerated the bones of Bishop St. Ambrose, Doctor of the Church. At 6:30 the Archbishop was there because we were not able to get into the crypt. Also the remains of Gervasius and Protasus interred with him. (Look up Bishop Barron’s article “Musings on the Teeth of Saint Ambrose”). […]

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Italy 2025 1-2: Arrivals, Milan Duomo, Baptismal Font of St. Augustine

by Steve Ray on May 16, 2025


It’s the Jubilee Year of 2025 and we have a new Holy Father (who we will see in two weeks! Our group landed today in Milan Italy in the Melpensa Airport. Our first stop was the cathedral Duomo in the heart of downtown Milan. This gorgeous cathedral took over 600 years to build. Its intricate […]

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Poland 9: Final Blessings, Dinner and Farewells

by Steve Ray on May 2, 2025


Everyone had a great time on this trip and many of them were first-timers who now say they’re going to go with us again in the future. Almost half the people on the bus were talking about going on our Lourdes and Fatima trip in September 2026 along with Fr. Alfonso Aguilar again. Enjoy our […]

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Poland 8: Kolbe’s Niepokolanow, Warsaw Tour

by Steve Ray on May 1, 2025


St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Niepokolanow – the Immaculata city was our first stop. After the Molbe Museum we celebrated Mass in his wooden chapel. Prayers, singing, and talks on the bus there and back. Warsaw city tour of the most important sites of the capital city of Poland: St. John’s Cathy, Royal Castle Square, Jewish Quarter […]

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