One time, on a flight to Mostar ultimately bound for Medjugorje, a ‘first-timer’ was spotted with a yoga mat attached to her backpack. This caused a flutter of consternation among some, with the hope quietly expressed that she would have lost the yoga mat by the time we returned home. Were they judgmental or extreme?…
The trip of a lifetime
A group of 40 pilgrims set out from Dublin airport to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico, via Amsterdam, under the good shepherding of Marian Pilgrimages guide, Michael Murphy, last October. Few of us knew each other, and each of us had our own reason for going. This was a very different and…
The trip of a lifetime
A group of 40 pilgrims set out from Dublin airport to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico, via Amsterdam, under the good shepherding of Marian Pilgrimages guide, Michael Murphy, last October. Few of us knew each other, and each of us had our own reason for going. This was a very different and…




