See the chapel venerated as the last place Jesus stood on earth before ascending to heaven

Visit the place where the angel Gabriel invited Mary to bear God’s Son.

Explore a church built over a cave where Jesus taught his followers the Our Father prayer. 

Learn about the church built over the place where the resurrected Jesus appeared to the disciples on the shore of the Sea of Galilee and appointed Peter as their leader.

Visit a church built over the site where Mary was born and raised, the home of Sts. Joachim and Anne. 

See images from the place where Jesus prayed before his suffering and death.

View the area where Jesus was baptized in the Jordan.

See the area where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount and taught his followers the beatitudes.

Spend time on top of the mountain that is the place where Jesus was Transfigured and shone with the glory of divinity.

Visit the ruins of an ancient series of healing pools where Jesus healed a man who’d been sick for 38 years. 

Explore the ruins of the pool in Jerusalem that was the site of one of Jesus’ miraculous healings.

View video of pilgrims traveling the road between Jerusalem and Jericho, and discover why Jesus used this place as the setting for the parable of the Good Samaritan.

See what Jesus saw: the landscape around the Sea of Galilee, where he spent most of his public ministry.

Learn about the ancient mosaic placed around a rock believed to be the place where Jesus multiplied loaves and fishes to feed the crowds.

Explore the Vatican’s ecumenical institute in Jerusalem that is stewarded by Notre Dame.

Visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the center of worship for Jesus and his Jewish followers.

See the tree that locals claim Zaccheus climbed to see Jesus as he passed through Jericho.

Explore the village where Jesus made his home during his public ministry—ruins there contain the remnants of Peter’s home.

See the rock and spring where Jesus changed Simon’s name to Peter, for “on this rock I will build my church.”

Water crashes in miniature waterfalls and rapids over stones. In this oasis, water is abundant, profligate.

Fasting creates an authentic, life-giving community, centered around a deep love for God and for others.

Would Tariq remain the angel of hospitality and welcome that he had been to me?

“I baptize you in the name of the Father”—SPLASH— “and of the Son”—SPLASH— “and of the Holy Ghost”—SPLASH. Thus, I was unwittingly made a very member incorporate of the Body of Christ, and was also made very wet under the bright Florida sun.

“Carrying our own cross, or helping to carry the cross of another, is one of the central messages of the Stations of the Cross. We live in a society which prefers to shirk the Cross rather than embrace it.”