Journeys of Hope | a Pilgrim Center of Hope podcast

Come on a journey with Angela Sealana to Czestochowa, TX. This small but important Polish Texas town is about an hour and fifteen minutes southeast of San Antonio. The town's Catholic residents have lives centered around the parish church, which is named Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. During our journey, you will: Hear the story of a unique Polish Texas town & church, born from tragedy Learn...

It's time to add another stamp to your spiritual passport! Join Deacon Tom and Mary Jane Fox on a journey to the tallest church in Canada, Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount-Royal, in Montreal. Founded by St. Brother André Bessette in 1904, it is the largest shrine dedicated to St. Joseph in the world as well as one of the largest domed structures in the world. On today's journey, you will: Enjoy a v...

This week's spiritual pilgrimage is dedicated to the first saint of the Americas, St. Rose of Lima! Come along with Angela Sealana on a journey through St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, located on the West side of San Antonio, TX. As mentioned on their website, the mission of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church is to love and know Christ, to practice His teachings as revealed to His bride the Church...

In this week's spiritual pilgrimage, come along with Mary Jane Fox on a journey to Dormition Abbey near the ancient city of Jerusalem! Thousands come here daily to kneel and pray around a reclining statue of Mary, located in a round pillared room, located beneath a circular sandstone basilica. It is remarkable for its simplicity and beauty. During our journey, you will hear about: A visit to this...

It's time to add another stamp to your spiritual passport. Join Mary Jane Fox on a journey to Ancient Athens, Greece. It is here, where St. Paul preached about the Resurrection of Jesus on multiple occasions. Today, one of Athen's major industries is tourism which includes pilgrims who come from all over the world to walk in the footsteps of St. Paul. On this journey, we will: Explore the site whe...

Come on a journey with Mary Jane Fox to a small village in Eastern France called Ars. St. John Vianney, the patron saint of all parish priests, spent 41 years living in this small town with a population of about 780. The village contains two churches: the old 12th-Century church where St. Vianney preached and a new Basilica of Ars, where you can observe his preserved body in a glass coffin. On thi...

This week, Mary Jane Fox takes us on a spiritual pilgrimage to Jerusalem, as we visit the home of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Jesus' Grandparents! There's a church built over the ruins of their home, which is called the Church of St. Anne. It is built over the site where she gave birth to the Blessed Virgin Mary. During our journey, you will hear: The story of Joachim and Anne A brief overview of the C...

Let's go to France! Join Nan Balfour as she guides you on an audio pilgrimage to the village of St. Maximin, in the South of France, and visit the Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene. Also on this week's itinerary is a visit to a Dominican Monastery,  built at the base of a magnificent  rock  known as St. Baume,  and climb the forest trail populated with centuries-old oratories  to the cave grotto of S...

In this week's spiritual pilgrimage, come along with Jason Nunez on a journey to the National Shrine & Historic Site of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, in Eastern New York state! It is described as a sacred place of peace and healing; a site of history and holiness. St. Kateri, a Native American, is still quite a 'new' saint relatively speaking. Her father was a Mohawk Chief and whose mother was a Christia...

Our journey this week is one to the heart, it will certainly be one-of-a-kind! We are overjoyed to offer you an opportunity to receive spiritual direction that will touch your hearts. It will be a journey providing you with spiritual insights as we share a talk that was presented by Bishop Gary Janak, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, at an annual Catholic Men's Confer...

It's time to add another stamp to your spiritual passport. Join Deacon Tom and Mary Jane Fox on a journey to the Colosseum in Rome, Italy! It attracts 4 million visitors a year and is regarded as one of the new seven wonders of the world. Our journey will take us to: The Colosseum to get a brief view of this ancient amphitheater What was the purpose of the Colosseum A few historical facts, includi...

This week, our journey takes us to New York City! Come on a an audio pilgrimage with our Media Production Assistant, Jason Nunez, as we spiritually travel to the Church of St. John the Baptist. Founded 21 years before the Civil War, St. John the Baptist has remained an historic, beautiful sanctuary in the heart of the city for over 175 years! In 2015 an archdiocesan reorganization combined St. Joh...

Let's go to Germany! Join Mary Jane Fox on a journey to Oberammergau, a Bavarian village known worldwide for its incredible Passion Play that has been presented every ten years since 1633. The Passion Play begins with the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, tells the Passion from the Lord's Supper through to the Crucifixion, and ends with the Resurrection. During our journey, you will hear about: Why t...

In this week's spiritual pilgrimage, come along with Angela Sealana on a journey through San Antonio's Catholic roots, beginning at the site of the first Catholic Mass along the San Antonio river! To help guide us on our spiritual pilgrimage is Hon. Rebecca Simmons, Executive Director for El Camino de San Antonio Missions and Los Misiones. During our journey, you will: Learn about the history of S...

Come on a journey with Deacon Tom & Mary Jane Fox to the hill country of Judea, near the ancient city of Jerusalem where the Virgin Mary traveled to visit and care for her cousin Elizabeth. During our journey, you will hear about: The Visitation as described in the Gospel of Luke All the details related to Mary's great act of charity The Church of the Visitation, built over this holy site Click  h...

Come on a journey with Jason Nunez to the Sunflower State! Explore the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita, KS, and come to know more about a national hero Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun. To help guide us on our spiritual pilgrimage is Scott Carter, Coordinator for the Fr. Emil Kapaun's Cause for Canonization and is officed at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. During our jo...

Let's go to Italy! Continuing our celebration of the  Month of Mary , come along with Deacon Tom and Mary Jane Fox on an audio pilgrimage to the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, located in Pompeii, Italy.  Today, the sanctuary also known as Our Lady of Pompeii attracts not only religious pilgrims but also a large number of tourists drawn by its beauty. During our journey, you will hear...

This week's virtual pilgrimage will be a unique one, join Renee Polka, a member of our Speaker Team, who will share with you the experience of Jacinta – 7 years old, her 9-year-old brother Francisco, and their 10-year-old cousin, Lucia. Three three shepherd children from Fatima, Portugal, witnessed the apparitions in the early 20th century. During our journey, you will hear about: The children's i...

In this week's spiritual pilgrimage, join Angela Sealana as she leads us on a journey to a very special Marian shrine; the original located in Schoenstatt, Germany; and identical shrines located throughout the world! During our journey, you will hear about: Be taken on a journey through the story of the founding of Schoenstatt, one of the first Marian movements of the 20thcentury that survived Wor...

It's time to stamp your spiritual passport once again! Deacon Tom and Mary Jane Fox invite you to join them on an audio journey to Emmaus, located just 7 miles from Jerusalem! It is where, after the Resurrection, Jesus appeared to two disciples, one of whom was named Cleopas. Over the remains of the two disciples' home in this village, a Catholic Church was built. During our journey, you will hear...

Join Angela Sealana as she embarks on this week's spiritual pilgrimage to the Madaba, Jordan, also known as the City of Mosaics. This ancient town and sacred pilgrimage destination has a long history that is mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the books of Numbers (21:30) and Joshua (13:9). We will visit a large mosaic floor in what is now the Orthodox Church of St. George, in Madaba. This is...

Join Mary Jane Fox and Nan Balfour, as they guide us on a different kind of journey. They are giving you a behind-the-scenes story of how Pilgrim Center of Hope has come to work on our biggest project yet! In fact, it has been over ten years in the making, a new journey with the Shroud of Turin, an ancient burial cloth that mysteriously has eluded scientists and experts for hundreds of years. In a...

This week, our journey takes us to  The Big Apple!  Come on a journey with our Media Production Assistant, Jason Nunez, as we spiritually travel to St. Patrick's Cathedral. This is not the St. Patrick's Cathedral you may be thinking about. The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral is one of the most historic churches in the United States. During our journey, you will hear about: Learn about the...

Take your Lenten journey to the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem! Come along with Angela Sealana as she spiritually travels to a holy site many people have not heard of before; a chapel called Dominus Flevit, a Latin name meaning, "The Lord Wept." Dominus Flevit is located halfway along the western slope of the Mount of Olives. During our journey, you will hear about: Why Jesus wept over the city of J...

Come on a journey with Angela Sealana to El Salvador! Explore the San Salvador Cathedral and come to know more about St. Oscar Romero, the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador! To help guide us on our spiritual pilgrimage is Fr. Richard Samour, Pastor of St. Clare Catholic Church in San Antonio, TX. During our journey, you will hear about: What is the Cathedral of El Salvador like, and what is its pl...