Ave Explores
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Displaying 4 items of Ave Explores with the tag "rome".
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Week Two A Pilgrim’s Heart: How to "Be a Pilgrim" On and Off a Trip feat. Joan Watson (Verso Ministries)
October 14th, 2026 | Season 34 | 39 mins 20 secs
33 days to prepare your heart for pilgrimage, ave explores, basilicas, catholic pilgrimages, corporate travel, david henrie, edmundo reyes, fr. dave pivonka, fr. mark toups, grady connolly, hiking the camino, joan watson, john hale, katie mcgrady, lourdes, paul jarzembowski, pilgrimage, rome, santiago de compostela, the holy land, the way of st. james, verso travel
St. Augustine coined the term peregrini to describe what it means to be a traveler through this life, making our pilgrimage toward our final home: heaven. This spirit of journeying, with a heart open to what God will do, is essential to pilgrimage. Joan Watson, pilgrimage formation manager for Verso Ministries, explores how a pilgrim’s heart is developed before, during, and after a journey to a specific place—and how we can carry that spirit with us every day.
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Week One: Travel and Pilgrimages with a Family feat. John Hale and daughter, Elizabeth Hale
October 7th, 2026 | Season 34 | 45 mins 59 secs
33 days to prepare your heart for pilgrimage, ave explores, basilicas, catholic pilgrimages, corporate travel, david henrie, edmundo reyes, fr. dave pivonka, fr. mark toups, grady connolly, hiking the camino, john hale, katie mcgrady, lourdes, pilgrimage, rome, santiago de compostela, the holy land, the way of st. james
When John Hale became CEO of Corporate Travel, it opened up a world of opportunities to explore new places, both on his own and alongside pilgrims. He and his wife, Kristen, also made it a priority to bring their children along on adventures around the world. In their first joint interview, John sits down with his eldest daughter, Elizabeth, to reflect on the impact of traveling as a family and the difference between taking a vacation and going on pilgrimage. Together, they share how these shared experiences have shaped their family’s faith and brought them closer to God.
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Teaser: Why Pilgrimages? feat. Edmundo Reyes of Seeking Beauty
September 30th, 2026 | Season 34 | 53 mins 56 secs
33 days to prepare your heart for pilgrimage, ave explores, basilicas, catholic pilgrimages, corporate travel, david henrie, edmundo reyes, fr. dave pivonka, fr. mark toups, grady connolly, hiking the camino, john hale, katie mcgrady, lourdes, pilgrimage, rome, santiago de compostela, the holy land, the way of st. james
Edmundo Reyes was bitten by the travel bug at a young age, always seeking adventure and hoping to discover something beautiful along the way. Years later, it was only fitting that he became the showrunner and executive producer of a Catholic travel series hosted by David Henrie, taking curious Catholics on a journey through Italy (Season 1) and Spain (Season 2), with many more destinations to come. But you don’t have to produce a travel show to have a pilgrim’s heart. Edmundo shares how we can all remain open to the movement of the Holy Spirit by embracing our desire to go and see what the Lord has in store for us.
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Art Draws Us In with Liz Lev
April 22nd, 2020 | Season 4 | 29 mins 53 secs
architecture, art, art history, ave maria press, catholicism, katie prejean mcgrady, liz lev, rome
Elizabeth Lev, an art historian, author, tour guide, and college professor living in Rome, shares how art—especially the art of the Church—is the ultimate path to understanding what we believe and helps us see the continuity of the faith throughout history. Lev explains how art ultimately invites us to be drawn into its beauty and to contemplation of the divine.