Christmas Pilgrimages

on Songs, Labors & the Welcome of Travelers & Guests

“Where are you going?” Maria asked her father as he opened the car door.

“Crazy,” he sighed.

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Rebecca Sicree writes from Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. She and her family attend Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in nearby State College. She and her husband Andrew have ten children, six of whom are now adults.

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