Going On A Road Trip....any Suggestions?

[awyers]

I am going on a road trip from Toronto through Pittsburgh, all the way across Pennsylvania to Stockbridge MA then through the Adirondaks and back to Canada. Any suggestions about nice churches or religious orders/shrines etc. that I should visit??

Thanks!
Allison

[Jesus_lol]

make it out to the other coast(west! come to BC!) and then gather a sample of sand and sea water to take back with you.

[DominicanPhilosophy]

I found some neat links for you (I'm definitely going to have to use these next time I go anywhere!):

[url="http://www.catholicshrines.net/"]http://www.catholicshrines.net/[/url] - USA
[url="http://www.catholiclinks.org/santuarioscanada.htm"]http://www.catholiclinks.org/santuarioscanada.htm[/url] - Canada

Have a nice, safe, and prayerful trip!

[SisterAli]

I believe Stockbridge, MA is where the Divine Mercy Chaplet Shrine is...or St. Faustina...there is some Divine Mercy connection in Stockbridge I am almost positive. I'm sure if you googled it you could find it.

I just checked and yes it is the National Shrine of Divine Mercy...here is the homepage.

[url="https://secure.marianweb.net/giftshop/index.php"]https://secure.marianweb.net/giftshop/index.php[/url]

These links may also be helpful to you...

[url="http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/vocation/religiouswomen.htm"]http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/vocation/religiouswomen.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.diopitt.org/serves_religious.php"]http://www.diopitt.org/serves_religious.php[/url]

Prayers!

Allie

Edited August 8, 2008 by SisterAli

[TradMom]

Dear Allison,
Praised be Jesus Christ!
I'm not sure what route you will be taking, but I have put some links here for you to review. I believe you have indicated in the past that you are more interested in apostolic orders (as opposed to cloistered) so I concentrated on that. However, I did sneak a few cloistered orders in here...sometimes it is great just to visit, spend some time alone with God, pray in silence and decompress in the midst of holiness! The Abbey of Regina Laudis offers great hospitality and is very welcoming; they are a very unusual order - filled with women from a huge variety of backgrounds - doctors, lawyers (their Foundress was a Surgeon!), teachers, writers, artists, etc. They have some CD's out of their chant - their first one "Women In Chant" was very successful and was well received. Being able to listen and be them during the Divine Office is very healing and refreshing. I have gone on a couple of retreats there when I just needed to get away and find some peace. I really hope you will be able to visit them. I have more ideas as well, but I think this should be a good list for you. Let me know if you need more information!
With love in His Heart,
TradMom

PA:
[url="http://www.ihmimmaculata.org/"]http://www.ihmimmaculata.org/[/url]

[url="http://home.att.net/~chorus/page5.html"]http://home.att.net/~chorus/page5.html[/url]

[url="http://www.carmelitesisters.com/vocation/"]http://www.carmelitesisters.com/vocation/[/url]

[url="http://www.sacredheartsisters.org/"]http://www.sacredheartsisters.org/[/url]

[url="http://www.adorationsisters.org/"]http://www.adorationsisters.org/[/url]

[url="http://www.stemma.org/"]http://www.stemma.org/[/url]

Baltimore:
[url="http://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/"]http://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/[/url]

MA:
[url="http://abbey.msmabbey.org/"]http://abbey.msmabbey.org/[/url]
[url="http://www.vistyr.org/index.html"]http://www.vistyr.org/index.html[/url]

Connecticut:
[url="http://www.abbeyofreginalaudis.com/"]http://www.abbeyofreginalaudis.com/[/url]
[url="http://www.birgittines-us.com/"]http://www.birgittines-us.com/[/url]

Maine:
[url="http://www.blesacrament.org/index.htm"]http://www.blesacrament.org/index.htm[/url]

Vermont:
[url="http://www.ihmwestfield.com/"]http://www.ihmwestfield.com/[/url]

Maryland:
[url="http://www.oblatesisters.org/prayer_life.html"]http://www.oblatesisters.org/prayer_life.html[/url]

[sr_betsy]

Hi, you should check out our Pittsburgh Cathedral - it's quite lovely! Pittsburgh has a lot of beautiful churches.

sr betsy

[littlesister]

Scranton : St. Anne' Basilica

Philadelphia:
Roman Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul; Ukrainian Rite Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
National Shrines : Mary's Central Shrine ( Miraculous Medal), St. John Neuman, St. Katherine Drexel,
Little Sisters of the Poor - also in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Enfield CT, Latham NY, and Pawtucket (Providence) RI

Doylestown (Phila. area) : National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa

New Jersey : Shrine of St. Joseph, Stirling; World Apostolate of Fatima (Blue Army), Washington, NJ

Rhode Island : Our Lady of LaSalette Shrine, N. Attleboro

Baltimore : Basilica of the Assumption- full of early U.S. history and newly restored

Happy Landings!

[trace85]

Hi Allison!

I live about 10-15 minutes outside Philadelphia. This September I am entering the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHMs) in Immaculata, PA. Immaculata is about 40 minutes west of Philadelphia. Some others have given you their website already but here it is again: [url="http://www.ihmimmaculata.org"]www.ihmimmaculata.org[/url]

There is a Padre Pio Shrine ([url="http://padrepio.org/intro.asp"]padrepio.org[/url]) up closer to Allentown, but I definitely think you should visit the Saint John Neumann Shrine in Philly itself ([url="http://www.stjohnneumann.org/"]www.stjohnneumann.org[/url]).

If you have any questions let me know!! Enjoy your trip!

God Bless, Tracey

[TeresaBenedicta]

If you get to Emmitsburg, Maryland (just about ten minutes south of the Pennsylvania border) you'll want to check out:

The National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes (which is right above Mount St. Mary's University & Seminary, celebrating its 200th anniversary)

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Anne Seton (just a few minutes away from the Grotto)

Highly recommended! And if you do-- say hi to me at the university!

[sr_betsy]

[quote name='TeresaBenedicta' post='1622014' date='Aug 8 2008, 07:37 PM']If you get to Emmitsburg, Maryland (just about ten minutes south of the Pennsylvania border) you'll want to check out:

The National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes (which is right above Mount St. Mary's University & Seminary, celebrating its 200th anniversary)

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Anne Seton (just a few minutes away from the Grotto)

Highly recommended! And if you do-- say hi to me at the university![/quote]

I second those recommendations

[stlmom]

If you can, do stop in at St. Emma Monastery in Greensburg, PA. The sisters there built a new chapel a few years ago.
I don't know when you're going to be in Pennsylvania, but the 74th annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help will take place Aug. 31 at the motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Basil (Byzantine Catholic) in Uniontown, PA. This is my old home town, about an hour south of Pittsburgh.

[Starets]

I do not know how close stockbridge and Petersham are but how about St. Mary's monastery and St. Scholastica Priory right nexst to the Harvard Forest?
[url="http://www.stmarysmonastery.com"]http://www.stmarysmonastery.com[/url] I think. Or there's also the trappist abbey near Spencer

[awyers]

Thanks for so many great suggestions everyone! We will see where the Good Lord leads me and maybe I will get some nice pics along the way

Pax,
Allison