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June 2016

June 23, 2016

The Holy Dirt of Chimayo, New Mexico

Known as the Lourdes of North America, Chimayo, New Mexico, is one of the most...

June 15, 2016

Learning from the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico

Acoma Pueblo and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, both in the Albuquerque area, give fascinating...

June 07, 2016

With the Bear Woman at the Gathering of Nations

At the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the spiritual traditions of...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

In Sedona With the Buddha and the Holy Cross

In Sedona, the sacred feels very near at both the Amitabha Stupa and Chapel of...

May 24, 2016

With the Red Rock Groupies in Sedona

I've wanted to visit Sedona, Arizona, for a long time. New Age capital, site of...

May 17, 2016

River of Grace

Susan Bailey's River of Grace tells of finding solace and inspiration in kayaking the rivers...

May 09, 2016

A Church Without Pews

Church pews convey tradition and stability and invite contemplation. But there are good reasons for...

May 03, 2016

Seeking Miracles, Near and Far

At the healing shrine of Lourdes in France, miracles come in many forms.

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Thinking About Good & Evil (With the Mob in Las Vegas)

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas reinforced for me the fact that most evil is...

April 19, 2016

In the Beginning, Was…What?

In recounting creation stories, whether they’re told from a pulpit or in a scientific textbook,...

April 12, 2016

Searching for God

On my travels around the world, I keep coming across new facets on the divine...

April 07, 2016

Whad’ya Know? Not Much, How About You?

It's fine if you want to remain quiet, as the world needs shy people as...

April 05, 2016

One of Religion’s Biggest, Scariest Words

Why are cultures around the world fascinated by the idea of Apocalypse? Both religious and...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Changing Climate, Observed From an Iowa Woodland

Connie Mutel's A Sugar Creek Chronicle: Observing Climate Change from a Midwestern Woodland looks at...

March 28, 2016

Little Women and the Word: What Would Alcott Think?

My friend Susan Bailey has a new book that will appeal to Louisa May Alcott...

March 24, 2016

The Really Crazy Thing We Do On Maundy Thursday

On Maundy Thursday, it’s weird to kneel in front of someone and take their funny-looking...

March 21, 2016

On the Via Dolorosa, Where the Sacred Hides in Plain Sight

Holy Week, more than any other season in the church, is shaped by the power...

March 18, 2016

Why You Need to Book a Trip To Ireland

This beautifully produced, 30-minute documentary is going to make you want to pack your bags...

March 17, 2016

A Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Day–Part 6, A Parting Song

Pilgrims wanting to learn more about Celtic Christianity can travel to Iona in Scotland, Glendalough...

March 16, 2016

A Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Day–Part 5, The Holy Symbol of the Celtic Knot

The Celtic Christians used a Celtic knot as a symbol of eternity and also of...

March 14, 2016

A Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Day–Part 4, The High Crosses of Ireland

Celtic High Crosses announced, as the standing stones had done for pagan Ireland, that this...

March 06, 2016

A Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Day–Part 3, The Book of Kells

In the eighth century, Celtic Christians created a masterpiece of religious art called the The...

March 01, 2016

A Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Day–Part 2, Blessings

The early Irish Christians believed that even the simplest and most commonplace of human actions...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

A Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Day–Part 1, Celtic Christianity

After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Christianity flourished in the parts of Britain where...

February 19, 2016

Chasing Angels in Graveyards

Kathy and her friend Steve Kinney have roamed graveyards throughout Alabama--as well as in Italy--for...

February 17, 2016

Vikings in Search of Holy Sites

I got my travel gene from Leif Erikson, who visited America five centuries before Columbus...

February 11, 2016

Mary & Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink

Mary & Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink chronicles a 30-year friendship conducted through thousands...

February 07, 2016

Wyoming’s Heart Mountain, a WWII Internment Camp, Has Lessons for Today

The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Wyoming tells the poignant history of a Japanese American...

February 03, 2016

The Inner Pilgrimage of the Mystics

The mystics teach us that some of the most powerful pilgrimages we can take are...

January 2016

January 31, 2016

In Search of the Holy at Wyoming’s Medicine Wheel

High on a windswept mountain in northern Wyoming is one of North America's oldest pilgrimage...

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