A Pilgrim’s guide to everywhere.
"Don't even think about making a pilgrimage without reading this book. It's that good, and pilgrimage is that important.
Watson packs her pages with fascinating history, theology, spiritual counsel, and the good practical advice of a seasoned traveler.
But wear your seatbelt for her chapter on the pilgrimage of the Eternal Word. It will take you to depths and heights you never knew existed. Making a Pilgrimage will change your experience of any destination you choose, and all for the better."
-Mike Aquilina
Award-winning writer and host of The Way of the Fathers podcast
Making a Pilgrimage urges readers to seek out the holy places that remind us of all we believe: that God entered into our world and desires us to seek and find him.
Explore first the biblical roots of pilgrimage, then discover the wisdom of pilgrim saints, spiritual writers, and the author's own travels as a guide to the Holy Land, Rome, and other sites of significance. Making a Pilgrimage offers invaluable advice for those planning pilgrimages, including a list of Catholic pilgrimage sites throughout the world.
All of life is a pilgrimage. This book can help you learn to make the most of it.
Not just for the Jubilee.
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“Like a superhero, Joan Watson arrives just in time—to help us make the most of the Jubilee Year, a grace created especially for you and me and our generation. God wants us to understand this grace and correspond to it.
He wants us to bring our family and friends along with us.
This book shows us how. This book is powerful.”
-Mike Aquilina, award-winning author of over seventy books
In Opening the Holy Door, Scripture teacher and veteran tour guide Joan Watson examines sixteen panels of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, guiding readers to pray and reflect upon the deeper meaning of these images by contemplating them through the lens of Scripture. With a unique combination of an attentive gaze and imaginative prayer, Watson guides you to experience, panel by panel, each image as a focal point in the Scripture narratives.
This book is not for a single year; it’s a spiritual companion for anyone seeking answers and hope in a fractured world.