Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...onally donated $400 to its construction ($10,000 in today’s money).[1] The site of the national shrine was to be on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., which Msgr. Shahan was the rector of at the time. Shahan’s desire for the building of the shrine stemmed
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Pilgrimage of Hope
...ord Jesus, the "door" of our salvation, whom the Church is charged to proclaim always, everywhere and to all as "our hope". In this blog, I wanted to share some of my experiences. Painting of Saint Philip Neri washing the feet of the pilgrim. The man in red is a
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