Travel
Major Events and Conference Locations
Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
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No minimum number but the maximum they can host: Chairs only seating -750, Banquet style sit down dinner or meeting - 376,
Standing reception - 1200, lodging 800+ guests. Multiple room styles and amenities.
Contact Jacques R. Moore, The Catholic University of America, Director, Office of Events and Conference Services,
Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center Ste. 204, 620 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington DC 20064, 202-319-5689 moorejr@cua.edu
Retreat Centers
Dominican Retreat Centers
The Dominican Retreat and Conference Center - Dominican Sisters of Peace - in Niskayuna, New York (near Albany) 45 rooms
(read more...) Retreats for women and men, workshops and presentations
also available for private individual retreats and conferences.
Saint Benedict Lodge and Chapel - Dominican Friars of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus - 30 - 80 guests
(read more...) Groups conduct their own retreats and gatherings. Very reasonable prices at $20-30 per person.
56630 North Bank Road, McKenzie Bridge, OR 97413-9614 - 541 822-3572 - sblodge@opwest.org
Sisters of Life - Villa Maria, Stamford CT. 100 bed retreat center.
(read more...) Weekend retreats for women and men who need a spiritual re-charging and re-ignition of their hopes.
Link to Retreat Center Finder - Hundreds of Retreat Locations listed and described in detail
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Dominican Pilgrimages, Places of Prayer, Travel Sites
Northern France
Mont Saint-Michel(more...)
- the first stopping point for pilgrims bound for Santiago de Compostela in Spain
Southern France
Sainte-Baume (near Marseille)- Venerate the place where Holy Mary Magdalena lived and preached for 30 years. (more...)
- Sainte-Baume is in Provence, between the cities of Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Toulon. Religious house held by Dominican Friars since 1859 at the behest of H.D. Lacordaire. Capacity 10 - 250. Price 30-80 EUR per night incl meals.
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, The Benedictine abbey of Saint-Gilles(more...)
- the first stopping point for pilgrims bound for Santiago de Compostela in Spain (The Way of St. James)
Florence
Church of Santa Maria Novella - Architecturally, it is one of the most important Gothic churches in Tuscany. The exterior is the work of Fra Jacopo
Talenti and Leon Battista Alberti. The interior holds extraordinary works of art
including Masaccio's Trinità, Ghirlandaio's fresco cycle in the Tornabuoni Chapel and Giotto's Crucifix, among others. Relics of Blessed John Salerno O.P. lie under the high Altar
Mantua
Within a triangle formed by Bologna, Milan and Venice - about 2 hrs from each by train or car
Blessed Osanna - Relics at public museum maintained by lay Dominicans, Incorrupt Body
for public veneration at the Mantua Cathedral
Naples
Annual Blood Miracle of St. Januarius at the Naples Cathedral - - Occurs each year on the Saturday before the first Sunday in May and the eight days following; also on the feast of the saint, September 19, and during the octave, and also on December 16
Pompei
Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei and relics of Bl Bartolo Longo Lay Dominican
Rome
Basilica of the Holy Cross Later were added the fragments of the Grotto of the Nativity and the Holy
Sepulchre, the joint of the finger of St. Thomas, a part of the cross of the Good Thief and two thorns from the Crown of Jesus to complete the
catechesis on the Passion. In the same display case is preserved The Titulus Crucis‐ the wooden tablet of the Cross
St Jerome - Relics lie in Basilica of St Mary Major
Salerno
Salerno Cathedral - Relics of St Matthew the Apostle are in the crypt chapel of this church.
Kefallonia (Greek Ionian Islands)
Annual Miracle of the Snakes (more...)
Wroclaw (near Czestochowa)
Points of Historical Significance and to Witness Miracles Yourself
France
2200, CD 80 Route de Nans, 83640 Plan-d’Aups-Sainte-Baume, France, accueil@saintebaume.orgEmail, +33 (0)4 42 04 54 84
Italy
Greece
Poland
USA
Morton Grove, IL- Shrine of All Saints
- 30 min north of Chicago by car
The Shrine of All Saints, housed at St. Martha of Bethany
Church, 8523 Georgiana Avenue, Morton Grove, IL is a newly
desigated shrine which currently contains the relics of over
1,500 saints. We welcome you and your organization to visit
us. Additional information obtainable at this site:
Hours of Operation
Planning your pilgrimage including
options for lunch
Guided and Self-Guided Tour options
List of saints currently represented at the shrine
Your
e-mail questions can be directed to: Father Dennis O'Neill
at dennisboneill@live.net or phone calls can be made to the
Rectory staff (847) 965-0263.