The Our Lady of Marian Blooms Pilgrimage
For the Catholic woman looking to travel intentionally + inspirationally
The fourth Catholic Feminist Pilgrimage is happening March 29 - April 8, 2027, in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. I’m over the moon to be partnering with speaker, author, and your favorite Catholic Texan, Kathryn Whitaker.
Download the brochure for the entire schedule, but here are some of our highlights:
A few days in Paris, one of my favorite cities in the world, where we’ll see the newly reopened Notre Dame as well as Sacre-Cour and Sainte-Chappelle. All three are stunning tributes to the faith and churches that I personally believe every Catholic should see before they die! The croissants! The cobblestones! The cafes!
A champagne tasting on the way to Belgium 🍾
Bruges, a charming town that features Michaelangelo’s Madonna and Child statue
Our Lady of Banneux, where the “Virgin of the poor” appeared to an 11-year-old girl multiple times
A beer tasting in the heart of beer country 🍻
The Cathedral of Our Lady, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest Gothic church in the Netherlands
The town of Lisse, which is home of the world-famous Keukenhof flower show 🌷
Here’s what’s important to remember, though, more than the schedule or the details: it’s that this is a pilgrimage. Not a mission trip where you’re serving others, not a vacation where you’re dancing on tabletops, not a study-abroad course where you’re stuffing in as much information as possible. This is a trip for your heart + soul, so that you can return refreshed to your day-to-day life, ready to tackle life’s trials and tribulations more in tune with the Holy Spirit.
I know—it’s a lot of time off work, and a lot of money, and a lot of time you’re asking your mom to watch your kids. I get it, truly, as a working mom of three. And maybe you can’t make it work. There’s desire, and there’s reality, and these things can’t always meld together as well as we’d like them to.
But maybe you can. Maybe if you asked. Maybe if you saved up. Maybe, maybe, maaaaaybe your mom and mother-in-law and bestie can all pitch in with the childcare? Possibly?
My point, friend: you won’t know until you ask. And my bigger point: I just want you to pray about it. Just ask God if this is a trip he wants to take you on. And if it is, he’ll make it happen. He always does.
