A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 3
Looking out from St. Robert's Cave

A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 3

In part 1, we visited the ruins of Knaresborough Castle and walked along the River Nidd.In part 2, we visited a mediaeval Marian Shrine.In part 3, friar Solanus Mary takes…

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A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 1
Railway viaduct, Knaresborough

A Walking Pilgrimage in Knaresborough Part 1

Marian Devotion in England In a little piece posted in December 2021, we referred to an ancient title given to England: Our Lady’s Dowry. Yes, that country has a long-standing…

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The Christocentric View
St. Bonaventure (Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1620)

The Christocentric View

Christ at the Center Today, July 15, is the Feast of Saint Bonaventure, one of the great Franciscans. With Saint Anthony of Padua and Blessed John Duns Scotus, Bonaventure is…

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Celebrating St. Kateri Tekakwitha
"Lily in the Snow" painting by Karla Aurora Kozach

Celebrating St. Kateri Tekakwitha

The Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site is located in Fonda, New York. We are celebrating Saint Kateri's Feast Day on July 14 and through July 16. On…

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Franciscan Popes

The Franciscan popes were innovators, men of culture and the arts, great builders of cities, organizers of law, finances, and government. They strove to achieve their goals for the good…

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