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Friday, December 22, 2023

National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- Dallas, Texas

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Destination: The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, located in the heart of downtown Dallas, has long been known as a landmark in...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

'Catacombs by Candlelight' -- Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York, N.Y.

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Destination: “Catacombs by Candlelight” perhaps conjures images of a subterranean tour in Rome led by a guide wearing a headlamp. In New Yo...
Thursday, October 5, 2023

Starved Rock State Park -- Oglesby, Ill.

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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...
Friday, September 22, 2023

Adoration Chapels -- Diocese of Rockford, Ill.

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

National Shrine of St. Thérèse — Darien, Ill.

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Destination: The Observer is no stranger to the National Shrine of St. Thérèse in Darien, a pleasant day trip away from the Rockford Dioce...
Thursday, July 13, 2023

Marian Library -- University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

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Destination: A research library at an Ohio university houses what it calls “the largest dedicated collection of materials on Mary in the wo...
Friday, July 7, 2023

Our Lady of Victory Parish and St. Francis Xavier Parish -- Cape Cod, Mass.

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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...