- 272
- Episodes
- 24
- Transcribed
- 252
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Ave Explores
A project of Ave Maria Press, Ave Explores helps you discover and learn about aspects of the Catholic faith from a variety of different angles, looking at topics relevant to the spiritual life in a fresh, engaging, and practical way.
- Publisher
- Ave Maria Press
- Category
- education · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Sept 2019
- Latest episode
- 4 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
24 of 272 episodes have a transcript.
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Week Five Going and Coming: The Lasting Impact of a Pilgrimage feat. Fr. Mark Toups
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Week Four Beautiful Places Close By: Visiting the Basilicas of the U.S. with Grady Connolly
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Week Three: World Youth Day, a Pilgrimage of People with Paul Jarzembowski
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Week Five Going and Coming: The Lasting Impact of a Pilgrimage feat. Fr. Mark Toups
Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. Great question. Let's start with the latter, and I'll jump into the most memorable pilgrimage that I think I have had yet, which would certainly be to the Holy Land. I've been there three times in the last 25 years of my life as a priest. And there was two very particular moments on pilgrimage where the Lord was exceptionally close to me. It was in Caesarea Philippi. I had a moment where it wasn't just the surroundings. It wasn't just the fact that I was in a particular place, but I felt like I was with a very particular person. I felt like in that moment, Jesus was looking me in the eye and asking, like, who am I? […]
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- Fr Mark Toups
- Grady Connolly
- Paul Jarzembowski
- Joan Watson
- John Hale
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 210 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 42 ratings
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