Keeping faith during summer travels

Yesterday I had the pleasure of joining the Morning Air program once again, to discuss how to keep your faith the focus when you’re traveling for summer vacations. You can listen to that here, starting at about 17:53. All the advice applies for any type of travel, any time of year, of course. That advice is: first, plan. Know where the churches are and when the Mass times are before you even go, and make a plan - with your family! - to go. Also, wake up just a couple minutes early to get your prayer time in, or utilize your environment to make it that much more meaningful. Dawn beach prayer, anyone? And, bring holy objects with you: a mini crucifix, an image of your favorite saint, whatever it is, and put it where you can see it, like your hotel bedside table, beside the tv, taped to the bathroom mirror, or on your dashboard. The image will remind you of the truth, of who you are, what you believe, and that even far away from home, God is still #1! Happy summer travels, all!