by Florence Boyle

Pilgrimage is one of those words whose meaning changes with context. At a minimum it is a purposeful journey to a significant destination. Scottish Catholics have grown up familiar with the organised parish pilgrimages to favourite places in Europe like Lourdes, Fatima, Medjugorje. In this context, pilgrimage is a holiday with a holy spin, in a warm place, in the companionship of fellow parishioners and no less valuable for that.