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New Melleray Abbey and the Shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe

New Melleray Abbey and the Shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe

I don't know about you, but when I think of the beauty of the Catholic Church I tend to go old school. And by "old school," I mean Old World....
October 18, 2017
BIS Travels: Our Lady of Good Help Shrine, Wisconsin

BIS Travels: Our Lady of Good Help Shrine, Wisconsin

Champion, Wisconsin, isn’t a place you’d expect to find much. It lays a long stretch of cornfields away from nearby Dyckesville and Algoma. Somewhere close is a town named Alaska....
August 08, 2017
BiS Travels: Our Lady of the Angels, Costa Rica

BiS Travels: Our Lady of the Angels, Costa Rica

  People are always amazed by the idea that here in Costa Rica, there is an active volcano virtually in my backyard. We can sit on our porch with coffee...
June 29, 2017
Pilgrimage: A Reflection on a Journey to Chartres

Pilgrimage: A Reflection on a Journey to Chartres

Pilgrimage The musty smell of the ancient cathedral wafted out the door mixed with a layer of incense that had begun to burn for Mass as the aching feet of...
June 22, 2017
Suffering and Hope: My Experience at the Casa del Migrante

Suffering and Hope: My Experience at the Casa del Migrante

For the first time in all my 19 years of life, I left the United States and entered—body and soul—into a new country. I physically stepped through the San Ysidro...
June 13, 2017
Integrating Faith into Family Vacations

Integrating Faith into Family Vacations

For me, vacation is a highly coveted week at our house. We plan for it all year, map out where we plan on going, save and dream about our week...
May 24, 2017
My Greatest Education: A Year in Service

My Greatest Education: A Year in Service

The bus doors opened. An impatient, tired, overnight bus driver sat behind the wheel and looked me over as I stood on the corner like a kid on the first...
May 10, 2017
BIS Travels:  The Central Texas Painted Churches

BIS Travels: The Central Texas Painted Churches

The Central Texas painted churches are famous, but not so famous that they’re a touristy hotspot. Don’t you love discovering hidden gems? This Lent, our family decided to make a...
March 03, 2017
Why You Should Get Away With Your Spouse and How To Actually Do It

Why You Should Get Away With Your Spouse and How To Actually Do It

After navigating the early years of parenting, our family has solidly entered middle-childhood. Although the frustrations of potty-training and sleepless nights have shifted to arguments over bedtimes and screen time,...
February 09, 2017