I am so looking forward to this. After months of planning, the pieces are finally in place.

I’m pleased to announce a special pilgrimage coming up in February 2025: a journey to Assisi, Padua, and Venice, concluding with a six-day stop in Rome to pass through the Holy Doors and take part in the (TBA) activities surrounding the Holy Year Jubilee of Deacons (February 21 – 23).  My trip to Rome for the Jubilee of Mercy in 2016 is one I’ll never forget — I even climbed to the top of the dome of St. Peter’s with my pal  Deacon Doug Breckenridge, and lived to tell the tale.

The good people from Select International Tours — who planned and executed my amazing pilgrimage to the Holy Land last year — are once again putting this together, and it promises to be something truly extraordinary. What you can expect: first class accommodations, exceptional food, a smart and engaging guide, many opportunities for prayer (daily Mass, of course) and a journey of faith, fellowship and fun.

You can check out more at the Select International website, and download a brochure here.