{"id":20836,"date":"2015-12-08T12:54:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T17:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/?p=20836"},"modified":"2015-12-08T12:54:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T17:54:09","slug":"the-quest-for-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2015\/12\/the-quest-for-mercy.html","title":{"rendered":"The Quest for Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/149\/2015\/12\/indy.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20837\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/149\/2015\/12\/indy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"indy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a>My latest blog at National Catholic Register is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/blog\/longenecker\/indiana-jones-and-finding-mercy\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Indiana Jones and Finding Mercy<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">The gospel says \u201cSeek and you will find\u201d and one of the ways of seeking is to go on a treasure hunt. This is how I\u2019ve come to regard the ancient Catholic tradition of going on pilgrimage.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">You set out from home to visit some holy place as if you are an adventurer going on a\u00a0 quest to find some great treasure. Think Indiana Jones searching for the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant. On the pilgrimage you\u2019ve got certain clues to follow and a path to pursue, but you\u2019re not quite sure exactly what you\u2019re meant to find. You know it will all be revealed as you set out on that journey.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">I used to be cynical about pilgrimages thinking that they were no more than expensive holy holidays, but last summer I helped lead a pilgrimage to England and continued on my own private pilgrimage to Italy to venerate the Holy Shroud of Turin. The two weeks were filled with so many unexpected blessings and serendipitous connections that it would take a book to record them all!<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">This is what happens when you go on pilgrimage: you open yourself up to new experiences, new friendships and new perspectives. You literally leave your ordinary world and set out on an adventure. Sure, you might have hotels lined up for you and transportation provided, but there is an inner adventure and a new step of faith. Your life is transformed and your spiritual life is deepened.<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/blog\/longenecker\/indiana-jones-and-finding-mercy\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a> to read the full post.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My latest blog at National Catholic Register is Indiana Jones and Finding Mercy The gospel says \u201cSeek and you will find\u201d and one of the ways of seeking is to go on a treasure hunt. This is how I\u2019ve come to regard the ancient Catholic tradition of going on pilgrimage. 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