by matt | Jul 20, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Pilgrimage Stories
If you ever find yourself so fortunate as to visit the Scavi (literally the “excavation”) beneath the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica, you will wander through the narrow corridors of the old necropolis that used to sit atop the Vatican hill. When Emperor Constantine...
by matt | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Pilgrimage Stories
When Pope Leo declared 2026 as the Jubilee Year of St. Francis, I quickly determined to visit Assisi. I had never been to Assisi before, and I knew now was the time. Every person with whom I spoke before going on pilgrimage had similar sentiments about Assisi: “Oh,...
by matt | Mar 30, 2026 | Featured, Pilgrimage Stories
Arrival Day And we’re here. We landed in Paris late Tuesday afternoon — St. Patrick’s Day! — after a very long journey from Orlando International Airport. Air France didn’t make check-in very easy — it wasn’t clear to many of our pilgrims that you needed to spend...
by matt | Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Pilgrimage Stories
A Journey of Faith: My Pilgrimage Through Poland When I first began working in pilgrimage travel for Select, I never imagined how deeply it would touch my heart. Each journey has become a new way of encountering God through sacred places, the people I meet, and the...
by Greg Woltornist | Jun 27, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Pilgrimage Stories
Going on a Catholic pilgrimage to Italy during the Jubilee Year with a new pope at the helm was an unforgettable spiritual journey. There were so many special moments throughout our time in Italy, but finishing up in Rome was truly a gift. Walking down the pilgrimage...
by matt | May 14, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Pilgrimage Stories
I have been blessed to go on multiple pilgrimages over the course of my life — some personal, some with very large groups — and I always try to ask the Lord what particular graces he desires for me. Of course, pilgrimages can be a very rushed and sometimes...
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