"I know I can speak for everyone when I say: It changed us. It changed all of us. I can't imagine what my life would be like had I not gone." ~Lauren

I made this very same pilgrimage 20 years ago, and it changed my life... and I'm finding that I'm not the only one whose life has been changed by this particular KOLBEAN journey, praise God! The quote above is from Lauren, a beloved student leader and alum, who is still drawing from the graces she received in Poland.

What makes this pilgrimage so powerful? I'm sure there will be many takes on this... but personally I think it's because we follow a martyr to Calvary. One cannot go to the Cross and not be changed.

Please join me in making this pilgrimage possible for our young people! To keep the cost down for students, I am fundraising the cost of travel for our chaplain and myself so that it won't be included in the pilgrims' overall price.

Thank you for your time, and please, if you can, do share this page with others so that we can quickly reach our goal! If you have any prayer intentions that you would like us to take with us, please fill out this form here: https://forms.gle/ay1k4zNYt21Sgd7dA

God bless you!

In the Immaculata, Julia

PS Here are some sites that we will visit:

-St. Faustina – Divine Mercy Shrine in Lagiewniki

-St John Paul II – Wadowice, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

-Częstochowa, Queen of Poland

-St. Maximilian Kolbe – Birth place, baptismal font, site of two crowns, Niepokalanów, Auschwitz, Sw. Maksymiliana Kolbe Centrum

-Warszaw, Kraków, Wieliczka Salt Mines