Carry a couple packs of those cheap  plastic electrical-outlet inserts if you're traveling with small kids. Use to baby-proof hotel rooms and cabins.

Another trip to this peaceful, blessed community where our Holy Mother is allegedly appearing is in the works. I will post information as soon as I have all the new details.If you are interested in coming along, please let me know.

 

Yes! I am interested in a trip to Medugorje! 

 

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     It's exciting! It's official! Father James Goin (Holy Name parish in Chickasha, Oklahoma) will lead a pilgrimage from Oklahoma to Italy April 12-22, 2010. Highlights include viewing the Shroud of Turin in Torino, da Vinci's Last Supper, and other marvels as the travellers visit Milan, Torino, Assisi, Siena, Florence, and Rome.

 

The Shroud of Turin will be on display for only five weeks in April and May of this year. The Shroud has long been believed by many through the centuries to have been Christ's burial cloth. It has been displayed only five times in the 20th century Last shown to the public in 2000, the next display was scheduled for 2025 by Pope John Paul II.  However, Pope Benedict XVI recently announced that the Shroud will be displayed from April 10 - May 23, 2010, the longest period in its history.

 
     The Chapel of the Shroud, in Turin Cathedral, houses the cloth in a locked silver casket within an iron box inside a marble case. It contains two images: a front and a back side of a man, as though the shroud was first wrapped underneath the body, then over his head and down to his feet. The man is thin, bearded, 5 feet 7 inches tall, and appears to suffer from wounds consistent with crucifixion.

The Church has never officially ruled on The Shroud's authenticity, saying judgments about its age and origin belong to the scientific investigation. 

 

      Patrons jostled each other for prime spots at their choice of food, artisanias, and souvenir shops. Matachines, traditional Mexican dancers, shook their rattles, twirled and stomped to a throbbing drumbeat wearing traditional pre-Colonial-Era costumes. Enormous flower displays, banners, votive candles too numerous to count, and hundreds of pilgrims approaching the Basilica on their knees deeply touched and humbled us who were privileged to witness such deep devotion and reverence for Our Lady. 

     Pilgrims came from all across the Americas. Drving home the point, there were 39 of us from Oklahoma and Texas, and while we attempted to weave our way out of the crowd after Mass, we found ourselves rubbing shoulders with a fellow Oklahoma City metro area resident! Small world, it surely is.

 

     Save the Date: Pilgrimage to Monterrey Dec. 8 - 14, 2010

 

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Want to Get Away but Short on Time? Check the Joyful Catholic Journeys website for  fun, short trips of one day!  Examples:

-- Military Pride, Tour of Altus AFB, C17 aircraft, K-9 demonstration and life-support training with night vision goggles;

 -- Arlington, TX; Behind the scenes of Ranger ballpark, Dallas Cowboy Stadium, Rangers Walk of Fame and Legends of the Game Museum;

 -- Dinner theater at the Crowne  Uptown Theater in Wichita, KS

 --Branson, MO

 -- Stillwater Behind the Scenes. Gallagher-Iba Arena, Boone Pickens Stadium, Heritage Hall, Fine Dining, tour Technology Center and more.

 -- Girls Only Shopping and B&B weekend extravaganza

 -- "Mystery Tours"!!!!!
 -- Azalea Festival & Amish Cooking

 -- Tulip Festival, Belle Plains, KS

 --Gospelfest. Full day of music, comedy, and great food. Sells out early every year!