What is the difference between a traveller and a pilgrim?

It would be a long journey, which I suspected would end badly. The American border had been closed for almost two years due to the pandemic, when the Bride decided she was going home to visit her mother.

CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Catholic pilgrimage industry is poised to make a comeback this autumn as long as the COVID-19 metrics keep trending in the right direction.

After 61 years Gideon Travel has reached the end of the road. 

Although the coronavirus upended Jacqueline Maurais’ hopes of travelling to Germany this summer to see the worldöÏÓãÊÓƵapp most famous Passion Play, like many faithful Canadians, her plans have not been cancelled but postponed.

There were few like Joseph Gideon in the world of Catholic travel where for six decades he made dreams come true for those seeking a pilgrimage experience.

Whether itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp a pilgrimage or a family vacation or simply a day trip, there are plenty of interesting spots across Canada to visit this summer that are linked to the history and heritage of Catholicism. The list is long, but here we are offering a few suggestions across Canada.

After celebrating daily Mass at Terminals 1 and 3, airport chaplain Fr. John Mullins likes to walk around TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Pearson International Airport, praying the rosary and keeping a watchful eye. 

Abby Pyrz was 18 years old when she was bitten by the travel bug. 

By the time this scribbling reaches publication online and in print, our long summer journey will be more than half completed.