Tag: religious places
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Cadet Chapel- Air Force Academy {Colorado}
If you ever tour the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the very best thing to see is the Cadet Chapel. This ultra modern building, encased in beautiful stained glass, is home to all the various religious groups at the academy. When the academy was being built, they were only allowed one small area to…
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The Hill of Tara : History, Heritage, and Standing at the Center {Ireland}
I didn’t plan my first trip to Ireland. It began at my grandmother’s funeral. I didn’t know her as well as I wish I had. But as stories were shared and memories surfaced, something unexpected happened. Two of my aunts — women I also barely knew — invited me to join them on a trip…
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Hall of Miracles-Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida {Brazil}
This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. And while for many Thanksgiving is a day about family, food, pie, football, parades, and shopping- at the heart of this day is the reminder to be grateful for all we have. In thinking about gratitude and giving thanks, my mind keeps going back to when I got to visit…
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Mission San Jose {Texas}
San Antonio is home to 5 beautiful frontier missions. The most recognized of these mission is the Alamo. But a short distance from where the Alamo stands is the Missions National Historic Park where the other 4 of these missions have been brought and reconstructed to give visitors a glimpse of the past. Of all…