Thursday, September 17, 2015

Previewing the pilgrimage

Greetings all. Through this blog, I hope to update readers of The Criterion and others interested in the pilgrimage group of Catholics from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis to the World Meeting of Families to be held in Philadelphia from September 22-25. The gathering will culminate on Sept. 27 when Pope Francis will celebrate an outdoor Mass in Philadelphia that is expected to draw 1.5 million.

The World Meeting of Families is sponsored by the Catholic Church and is held every few years in different cities around the world to strengthen families and to spread the Church's vision for marriage and family life to the broader culture.

I'll start putting up one or more posts a day starting on September 21 when the group sets out on a 14-hour bus ride to Philadelphia. The group is a diverse array of Catholics from across the archdiocese, including husbands and wives, parents with their children, single parents and their children, grandparents, and single young adults, all representing numerous ethnic groups from around the world who have settled in central and southern Indiana.

To get a taste of the diverse paths that our pilgrims have taken to God through family life, you can read this article published in this week's issue of The Criterion. You can also follow The Criterion's coverage of the World Meeting of Families on Facebook and Twitter.

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