by sundrup | Oct 18, 2018 | Spain 2018
Video excerpts for each site were recorded in 2015 This morning we left Bilbao and headed to the Castle of Xavier (Javier) in Navarre. Dating back to the 10th century, the castle was the birthplace and childhood home of Saint Francis Xavier, who was a classmate and...
by sundrup | Oct 17, 2018 | Spain 2018
Video excerpts for each site were recorded in 2015 Today we purposefully moved at a much slower pace. We visited only one site and spent time in silent reflection at the Franciscan Sanctuary of Our Lady of Arantzazu in Oñati, in the province of Guipuzcoa, Basque...
by sundrup | Oct 15, 2018 | Spain 2018
Today we visited the large and impressive Sanctuary (or Basilica) of Loyola in the municipality of Azpeitia, including the actual castle tower in which St. Ignatius was born and where he grew up. Ignatius was born in Loyola in 1491, the youngest of 13 children. His...
by sundrup | Oct 12, 2018 | Spain 2018
Dear friends, Come join us on pilgrimage! The sites of Ignatius Loyola’s birth, conversion and early ministry, are coming to life for our pilgrims and for those who share in their experience through this site. America is leading a pilgrimage and we will post a...
by sundrup | Nov 10, 2016 | Spain 2016, Spain 2016 - Daily Videos & Reflections, Uncategorized
We left Montserrat and headed into Barcelona for the final two days of our pilgrimage. There has been a settlement on the site of Barcelona for several thousand years. It was the center of the region of Catalonia, and its rulers grew very strong as the Counts of...
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