Pilgrim’s Progress: St. Benedict Abbey

Silence has animated the Christian community from its genesis. It is only within the interior quiet…

Pilgrim’s Progress: Norbertine Abbey

Tucked away in the hills of Silverado, California is St. Michael’s Abbey, a rather large structure,…

Pilgrim’s Progress: One Day in Paris

With spring break reduced to a measly 24 hours and study-abroad programs cancelled due to the…

Pilgrim’s Progress: The Holy Sepulchre’s Locking Up

In the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a two-domed…

Pilgrim’s Progress: Enders Island

I walked down a flight of stone stairs, and before me stood a miniature oceanfront chapel…

Pilgrim’s Progress: Virtual Mass

A growing number of Catholics worldwide are beginning to regret complaining about those early-morning Masses—and about…

Pilgrim’s Progress: St. Stephen’s Church

From the vantage point of the Paul Revere Mall in Boston’s North End, one might easily…

Pilgrim’s Progress: St. Clement’s Basilica

If asked for the location of the world’s most famous Catholic churches, there is a good…

Pilgrim’s Progress: The Ruins of St. Andrew’s

Windswept, crumbling, covered in graves—the ruins of St. Andrew’s Cathedral lie on the coast of Scotland…

Pilgrim’s Progress: Churches of Montreal

Without a doubt, the Quebecois residents of Canada, and especially the citizens of Montreal, have experienced…