Feedback Understanding Basic Terms in This Month's Article Look for the key words and terms below as you read the article. Definitions or explanations can be researched from the article itself or from the resource materials cited throughout the Links for Learners. You can also find a list of terms on the glossary page of AmericanCatholicYouth.org . This month's author shares her pilgrimage through Ireland with us, a journey where we discover historical sites that shed light on an ancient but still vital spirituality. The thing that distinguishes a pilgrimage is what's in your heart.
Pilgrimage is a journey, one guided by the heart and the spirit.
It can be described as a faith journey, an inner journey, a change of heart, a search for God. While we may associate the word pilgrimage with specific religious events and travels, it is in the bigger picture a life's journey back to God. A Christian's entire life is a pilgrimage. In fact, we speak of our Church as a pilgrim Church. A pilgrimage is but one more expression of our passage from birth through life and back to our Father.