Earlier this month, the Faith Travel Association (FTA www.faithtravelassociation.com) hosted its second annual conference as part of the larger National Tour Association (NTA) convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Religious travel professionals, who organize everything from church retreats to missionary trips to religious pilgrimages, came to share their common passion for faith … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
MARDI GRAS BEYOND NEW ORLEANS
Every year around this time, the thoughts of countless party-oriented Americans turn to New Orleans and the nation’s largest annual bacchanalia, Mardi Gras. But in the stampede towards the Big Easy, it is often forgotten that Mardi Gras is a religious feast day designed to prepare for the Lent. It is also easily forgotten that while the Mardi Gras celebration of New Orleans … [Read more...]
