Bret Thoman, OFS

Bret Thoman, OFS, is an author, professional translator, pilgrimage/travel organizer, pilot, husband, and father of two. He created and runs St. Francis Pilgrimages where he organizes and accompanies pilgrimages to Italy and elsewhere in the Catholic tradition.

Bret Thoman, OFS

Aquileia, the ancient Roman city that was once a center of medieval Christianity

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Spello, Italy is carpeted with flowers for Corpus Christi

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Have you heard of Italy’s unique stone huts, known as ‘trullo’?

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The friendship between a young Franciscan friar and the pope

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Even nonbelievers leave Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia transformed

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A Catholic traveler’s guide to Barcelona

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The Italian city that plays ancient Jerusalem in the movies

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A pilgrimage to the beautiful island of Sicily

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David vs. Goliath: Hope that evil will never triumph

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COVID travel restrictions are lifting, making pilgrimages possible

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