What is it to be a pilgrim, according to the Bible? FAQApril 23, 2023For Abraham, the search for the promised land also became an existential search for the unknown, the transcendent, the radically other.
What is it like to be a pilgrim? FAQApril 23, 2023Whereas, literally speaking, the Latin word peregrinus means one who has come from afar, a pilgrim is not a just a tourist
What is a pilgrimage? FAQMarch 21, 2023The English word pilgrimage comes from the Latin peregrinatio, which strictly translates “to travel abroad,” most of the time to an unknown place.
Vermouth: what Ancient Greek doctors prescribed Food and DrinkMarch 21, 2023Ancient Greeks would infuse white wine with wormwood already around 400BC, as a remedy for stomach aches and to get rid of intestinal parasites.
Garum: the ancient Roman ketchup Food and DrinkMarch 21, 2023Garum was the literally omnipresent ingredient of any dish in a Roman banquet.
The Jesus Trail: four days on the way from Nazareth to Capernaum TrailsMarch 19, 2023A hiking trail runs through the places that the biblical text says that Jesus visited –the Jesus Trail.
Tabgha Church of the Loaves and Fish SitesMarch 19, 2023The church that houses a rock on which Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes, according to the Gospel of John, to feed 5,000 people
San Pedro el Viejo SitesMarch 19, 2023It is one of the most important Romanesque constructions on the Iberian Peninsula, and has been a National Monument since 1885.
Deir Al-Mukhraqa Carmelite Monastery SitesMarch 19, 2023The place where the prophet Elijah challenged the priests of Baal, where the fire that fell from heaven confirmed the words of the prophet