the western pilgrimage Semester
In Partnership with St. Thomas More College15 Academic credits, 13 National Parks, 5 Expeditions
ALTUM L’ALTO PILGRIMAGES (ALP)
Pilgrimages integrating nature, culture, and grace traveling along both classic routes and lesser-known pilgrimage paths by foot, bike, kayak, and more with multi-adventure and multi-destination itineraries. Opportunities for all skill levels
Pilgrimage Styles
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Expeditions
Active Travel
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There is still time to sign up for these Summer 2022 Pilgrimages!
PARIS, NORMANDY, & LOIRE
France
Paris, Alencon and Lisieux where St. Therese the Little Flower and her family lived, Mont St. Michel
THE LOIRE VALLEY
France
To the tomb of St. Martin through the iconic Loire Valley
THE ITALIAN RIVIERA
Italy
Through the colorful coastline of fishing villages of the Cinque Terre to the tomb of St. Catherine of Genoa
ITALIAN LAKES & ALPS
Italy & Switzerland
To the Great St. Bernard along paths trodden by St. John Paul II and Pier Giorgio Frassati
TUSCANY & CINQUE TERRE
Italy
Several pilgrimage destinations including Florence and Siena!
ALPS TO ROME
Italy & Switzerland
Alps to Rome with several pilgrimage destinations including Florence and Siena!
ONE AT A TIME
We generally operate one extended pilgrimage at a time with plenty of packaged opportunities for you to “hop on” & “hop off”. This gives you more flexibility to choose your trip length and ideal itinerary! Check out our calendar
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Classic and unique ways of pilgrimaging
PILGRIMAGE PATHS
nature
Hiking, biking, kayaking, rafting, and more! Single activity or multi-adventure. Principally directed to arriving at holy places, also just done for recreation
culture
A variety of museums, historical sites, and cultural wonders are included in our pilgrimages as sights in themselves and a great way to balance our physical activities
grace
Our goal is to have a catholic chaplain on each trip. There will be a variety of options available to pilgrims: mass, rosary, liturgy of the hours, and more all in holy places
World Youth Day 2023
Are you headed to Portugal? ALP is offering expedition sections before and after WYD. We will begin in France and make our way down to Portugal, After WYD, we will fly to Italy and pilgrimage to Rome. Sign up for one or both sections!
To go on pilgrimage really means to step out of ourselves in order to encounter God where he has revealed himself, where his grace has shone with particular splendor and produced rich fruits of conversion and holiness among those who believe. –Pope Benedict XVI
THE WESTERN PILGRIMAGE
A Thomas More College semester program for full academic credit in partnership with ALP
The semester is open to male students from any university. Students will complete 15 academic credit hours (in five classes) as they explore the western states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The final destination is El Santuario de Chimayo, also known as the Lourdes of America. Students will be guided by traveling faculty and staff for the entire trip and visited by other faculty who journey out to the base camps and lodges. Students will have the chance to explore thirteen national parks and go on five distinct expeditions which include hiking, horseback riding, rafting, biking, and rock climbing.
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