Destination: New Orleans Museum Of Art
Christian art isn’t so unusual at major art museums in the United States. A great number feature works highlighting the Judeo-Christian tradition. One such museum is the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Destination: Saint Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick’s continues to be the spiritual center of New York and the United States. It has become the place where people come to pray, mourn and celebrate God in a setting that honors Him in a way few others do.
Destination: The Book Of Kells
Trinity College in Dublin holds many treasures for the curious pilgrim, including one of the crown jewels of Christian literature: The Book of Kells, with its sacred truths illuminated with beautiful symbols and pictures.
Destination: Museum Of The Bible
The Bible can often be a daunting book, and the Museum of the Bible does a good job connecting it to the everyday lives of people. Visitors will see elaborate galleries and things for people of all ages.
Destination: Normandy And Lourdes
For such a secular country, there are certainly lots of religious symbols to be found in France. Indeed, the country and many of its citizens pride themselves on the principle of laicite—French for secularism—but is there really an absence of religion in public life? Not really.
The Spiritual Practice of Pilgrimage
Going on a journey is an act of surrender. It’s also an act of exchange. Jesus said, “Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:39). When we surrender the valuable things of this world, even for a time, we get what’s most valuable in return.