Observer Destinations

Destination: Lent is a perfect time to plan a pilgrimage, to set time apart, physically step away from daily life and struggles, and re-foc...

Destination: The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, located in the heart of downtown Dallas, has long been known as a landmark in...

Destination: “Catacombs by Candlelight” perhaps conjures images of a subterranean tour in Rome led by a guide wearing a headlamp. In New Yo...

See God at work in autumn beauty at Starved Rock State Park.  Destination: Jesus “set before me the book of nature,” St. Thérèse of Lisieux...

Destination: Ready for a pilgrimage?  Parish pilgrimages abound all times of year, but as the new school year gets started and schedules st...

Destination: The Observer is no stranger to the National Shrine of St. Thérèse in Darien, a pleasant day trip away from the Rockford Dioce...

Destination: A research library at an Ohio university houses what it calls “the largest dedicated collection of materials on Mary in the wo...

Destination: With summer vacation time underway, some may choose to wend their way to “Old Cape Cod.” Some may not realize there are many s...

Destination: For members of St. Rita of Cascia Parishes in Aurora and Rockford, their parish patron’s feast day is coming up on May 22. The ...

Destination: Objects cared for by the Franciscans in the Holy Land, including a collection of 13 church bells discovered hidden in Bethlehe...

Destination: During Lent, the Stations of the Cross guide us through Jesus’ Passion and death. At the Cloisters on the Platte, the Stations...

Destination: We featured the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in 2015 to look ahead to the World Meeting of Families, held in Phil...

Destination: The Christmas song “ Stille Nacht ” (“Silent Night”) may have put the town of Oberndorf, Austria, on the map, but it’s the cha...

Destination: On the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines welcomes thousands of pilgr...

Destination: The first handwritten, hand-illuminated Bible in five centuries, the St. John’s Bible brought together a team of 23 artists in...

Destination: The St. Joan of Arc Chapel, set in the heart of  Marquette University’s campus, is by far the oldest building in Milwaukee. In...

Destination: The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, a shrine to St. Anne, mother of Mary, caught our attention when Pope Francis celebrate...

Destination: An exhibit currently on display in Washington offers a moving portrait of the courage of Catholic journalists during the era o...

Destination: Whether planning a day trip or a summer vacation, a stop at Benton, Wis., on Wis. Rt. 81 near the Mississippi in southwest Wis...

Destination: The Ave Maria Grotto is an off-the-beaten-path treasure north of Birmingham, Ala., on the grounds of St. Bernard Abbey in Cullm...