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...
by sundrup | Nov 7, 2016 | Spain 2016, Spain 2016 - Daily Videos & Reflections
Video excerpts for each site were recorded in 2015 Our day began in Montserrat as we learned more about the struggles, intense prayer, and torment that Ignatius endured in his time at Manresa. Later we made our way down from Montserrat to Manresa in order to visit the...
by sundrup | Nov 7, 2016 | Spain 2016, Spain 2016 - Daily Videos & Reflections
Video excerpts for each site were recorded in 2015 On our way to Montserrat we stopped in the small town of Verdú, the birthplace of St. Peter Claver. With the encouragement of another Jesuit, St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, Claver became a missionary and spent much of his...
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