The experience of fishing with Jesus

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Chris Adamczyk

A fond memory I have growing up is that of fishing with my brother and my friends. There is something about the peace and calm that is necessary to fish that makes you more open in prayer and friendship. We read in the gospels that Jesus called his disciples right here on the shores of […]

To witness Jesus teaching The Beatitudes…

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Chris Adamczyk

It is here on the Mount of Beatitudes that many witnessed Jesus’ teaching on the Beatitudes. Here his voice carried over the hills, between the trees, mixed in the air with the sun, the hills, the birds, the grass and the people. We tend to want to picture and pray about this moment with a […]

Simon, son of John, do you love me? – #SLPilgrimage

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Rodney Leung

During our S+L Pilgrimage, one of our visiting sites was Peter’s Primacy. This is the place where after Jesus’ resurrection, He met with His disciples and asked Peter three times, “Do you love me?” and told him “Feed my sheep.” (John 21:9) When I looked at the rock where the conversation took place, it seemed to me that scene was […]

The Dead Sea is Alive! – #SLPilgrimage

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Charles Le Bourgeois

Every step of our pilgrimage in the Holy Land has left us in awe not only because of the historical and spiritual dimensions of the holy places we visit and which commemorate the life of Jesus but also because of the beauty of the landscape that surrounds us. On March 1, 2016, after having navigated the […]

The Calming of a Storm at Sea – #SLPilgrimage

Monday, February 29, 2016

Rodney Leung

The Sea of Galilee is located in the east side of the Galilee, in the north of Israel. There are many stories related to Jesus along the Sea of Galilee. For instance, he called his first disciples by the sea, preaching the parable of the sower, the walking on the water, the calming of a […]

Letters from the Holy Land: The Sea of Galilee

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Jeroen Van Der Biezen

I quote our guide as we stand on the Mount of Beatitudes admiring the sunset on the Sea of Galilee: “the Sea of Galilee receives and gives, but the Dead See receives and never gives. The Sea of Galilee receives water from the river Jordan, and gives water to the Dead See in the South, […]