Stay in monasteries as we visit

                                                   Joan's "Deep France"

 Even 600 years later, Joan still attracts Catholics,
Protestants and others. Indeed, Joan of Arc speaks to everyone.

God willing, in June, 2023 we will again lead a Joan of Arc pilgrimage to

France. This will be our thirteenth opportunity for taking a group on this

fascinating journey, and we are especially looking forward to this one. Our travel

philosophy remains the same - one of going back to the essentials, of simplicity, of

quality time in some places instead of 'rush-rush' in many. Although we will indeed

see much, we want to experience the places we visit more as spiritual travelers than

as consumers, to first see them through the eyes of believers and/or seekers, and

secondly from such perspectives as historical, architectural, sociological, touristic,

etc. Consequently, we will again purposely remain a small group.

Before going to the itinerary, let's take a quick glance at Joan of Arc. Did

you know that

- Joan of Arc is the most attested person in history up to the 16th century. As Sir

Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes) states, next to the Christ, the

highest spiritual being of whom we have any exact record upon this earth is the

girl Jeanne.

- at 17 years old, Joan of Arc remains the youngest supreme military commander in

history, male or female. Louis Kossuth says: Consider this unique and imposing

distinction. Since the writing of human history began, Joan of Arc is the only

person, of either sex, who has ever held supreme command of the military forces of

a nation at the age of seventeen. Mr. Kossuth (1802-1894) was Regent-President of Hungary

in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United

States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.

- those who knew her from childhood frequently described her as simple and

good, frequenting the Church and Holy places. And they left us many specific

examples of her life while growing up in Domremy. For example: Often, when

she was in the fields and heard the bells ring, she would drop to her knees.

Dominique Jean Waterin, laborer of Greux, Trial of Nullification, 1456