If we’d seen them come in on their bicycles, the three religious who visited at around noon yesterday might have been our pilgrims of the month. But it was only as they departed, helmets strapped over their veils, that we realized how they’d arrived. The octave of Christmas is always…
When Claire learned she’d be part of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade this year, her mom emailed us. Claire had a special request: in between tightly-packed rehearsals and tours, she wanted to visit the Shrine. It’s not every teen who puts visiting Mother Cabrini on her bucket list for what to…
Last week New York City was deluged for days. On Friday some parts of the city had 8″ of rainfall. Streets flooded; many subway lines shut down. Needless to say, all our pilgrimage groups either canceled or rescheduled. On Friday as I left I stopped to say good night to…
Every now and then someone comes into the Shrine who has a direct relationship to Mother Cabrini. This month we greeted a gentleman named Michael Ragaini. Mike came in and began to tell us about his grandfather Hugo, a dentist. In 1914 Hugo Ragaini had a dental office down in…
This is the first in a series about visitors to the Shrine By Julia Attaway, Executive Director An elderly woman came into the Shrine last Sunday having traveled here – alone – by mass transit from New Jersey. We see her fairly regularly. She is so frail it is hard…