by matt | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog, Featured, News
As you might imagine, things have been a bit different in the office of Select International these past ten months. When the ball dropped on January 1st, 2020, we prepared for the most significant travel year in our thirty-four-year history. By the middle of March,...
by matt | Jan 13, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Tips and Tricks
Is it safe to travel? How are airlines and airports ensuring the health of their customers? What are the different state and country requirements for arrival – is there testing or quarantine involved? These are all questions I recently asked myself (and Google)...
by matt | Dec 11, 2020 | Featured, Pilgrimage Stories, Tips
Am I not here, I who am your mother? On this day 489 years ago, December 12, 1531, Juan Diego heard these words in his native language from Our Lady on Tepeyac Hill in Guadalupe, Mexico (now a part of Mexico City). She healed his uncle and asked for a church to...
by matt | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Pilgrimage Stories, Reviews
Growing up Catholic, I, of course, had been to the Good Friday liturgies, but doubt that I really understood or fully appreciated the Passion of Our Lord. As an adult, I was blessed to go to the Holy Land, where I got a glimpse into the life of Christ, saw where He...
by matt | Nov 14, 2020 | Featured, Pilgrimage Stories, Tips and Tricks
In November of 2018, my life was forever altered through an unexpected opportunity to lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Pilgrimage was not on my landscape. My days were filled with family and career responsibilities; there was no time to even consider traveling. I...
by matt | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog, Featured
When most well-meaning Westerners think of Arabs or Palestinians, they do not think of Christians. For Arab believers who are Christians living in Israel, Palestine, and the greater Middle East region, the cost is very high. The Arab peoples now number in the...
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