A Marian Spirituality of Pilgrimage
Dr. Marissa Cos Alcantara, aO.Carm., the ISA assistant director for Academic Program was the speaker for the webinar entitled “A Marian Spirituality of Pilgrimage” held on October 10, 2020. She is the owner and president of Pirkko & Troytours, Inc.
In her talk, she shared the people’s journey to sacred places who had explored, deepened, re-kindled their own faith. She also shared the role of Mary, the Mother of Jesus thru an organized Marian Pilgrimage where the pilgrims’ perceived effects of their Marian pilgrimage tours in terms of: motivation, tour program, and the values that had deepened a pilgrim’s spiritual life in meaning, transcendence, connecting and becoming. Finally, Dr. Alcantara shared that stories are best remembered by the pilgrims when they return home, and how did Mary accompany the pilgrims towards a deeper spirituality and their relationship to Jesus.