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February 1, 2012

DAY 5: Travel day, from Puebla to Oaxaca

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

The group spent five hours in the Sprinter (a small bus) today, winding our way through beautiful mountains. There’s a part of the journey that’s a lot like the mountains between Phoenix and Flagstaff, only instead of pine trees there’s Saguaro. Earlier int he day, we revisited the la Iglesia de Santo Domingo and the [...]


January 31, 2012

DAY 4: Chapel of the Rosary, Puebla

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

It dawned on me tonight, as I spoke with some other Catholic journalists on this trip, that today is the third day in a row in which the Blessed Mother is the highlight of my day. Today, we went to La Iglesia de Santo Domingo and the adjacent Chapel of the Rosary. I tried to [...]


January 30, 2012

Nazareth and Jerusalem

Posted by : Joyce Coronel

This morning I woke up in Jerusalem and walked with a friend up the steep hill to the Church of the Dormition for the 7 a.m. Mass. We  found 10 Benedictine monks celebrating Mass in German. It was beautiful. They were kind of surprised to see us there but welcomed us. It always impresses me that [...]

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January 30, 2012

DAY 3: Our Lady of Remedies

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

If you’d asked me yesterday, I would have surely said that today’s highlight be the Cathedral of the Assumption in Mexico City. As great as that was, the standout moment came in the morning, when we visited Our Lady of the Remedies Sanctuary. This Marian devotion has led to countless miracles. To learn more, watch [...]


January 28, 2012

DAY 2: Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

What happen today promises to be the most important part of my trip to Mexico — visiting Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica, where the image the Blessed Mother left St. Juan Diego resides. Above, you’ll find a three-minute video recap of the pilgrimage site. I also visited the amazing Teotihuacan pyramids to the Sun and Moon [...]