by Kate | Jun 18, 2023 | Belgium
Bruges, Belgium Our parish Father recommended we wander this beautiful city if we were able to. This was not on my original plan; however, taking the advice Fr. McDaniel is always a good idea! As people hurried into the market and the shops, we chose to explore the...
by Kate | Jun 17, 2023 | Belgium
Ghent, Belgium As we were leaving for our flight, my dad suggested watching the movie ‘The Monument Men’. After the movie, I read all I could find about the art that was stolen during WWII. Seeing the Ghent Altarpiece (also called the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb)...
by Kate | Jun 16, 2023 | Belgium
Beauraing, Belgium. Our first day, we took a train to Beauraing to visit Our Lady of Beauraing. I had planned a full day to figure out the train system and start our pilgrimage close to the heart of the Mother who watched her Son give everything for us....
by Kate | Jun 15, 2023 | Belgium
“We need people, and people need the Lord” – Lynette from Brussels. (I was looking a little confused, apparently, as I approached a crosswalk in Brussels. A kind lady asked us if she could help and we told her we were looking for the train station. She said,...
by Kate | Jun 12, 2023 | Catholic, Printable
We leave for Belgium late tomorrow night. I’m sitting in the hallway between the kids rooms, putting them to sleep. An email from Catholic Family Crate reminded me that it is Saint Anthony of Padua’s feast day tomorrow! He is Julia’s patron saint and...
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