Discovering Sacred Spaces in Italy (with Teresa Tomeo)

Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Danielle Bean

Religion & Spirituality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever been to Italy? Have you ever dreamed of going?

Teresa Tomeo, Catholic radio host and author of Italy's Shrines and Wonders: Discovering Sacred Spaces, Fascinating Places, and Destinations Off the Beaten Path, joins Girlfriends to share her journey in Catholic media, her deep love for Italy, and the significance of pilgrimage in the Catholic faith. She discusses her personal transformation and how her experiences in Italy have shaped her understanding of faith and culture.

Teresa highlights lesser-known pilgrimage sites, the importance of documenting experiences, and practical travel tips for those planning to visit Italy. The conversation also touches on her favorite saints and their influence on her life and work.

Takeaways

* Italy's beauty and rich Catholic heritage are uniquely inspiring.

* Pilgrimages are essential for spiritual growth and connection to faith.

* Documenting experiences during a pilgrimage enhances the journey.

* Traveling to Italy requires time to fully appreciate its offerings.

* St. Francis and St. Claire are two Italian saints you should know.

* The joy of travel often comes from unexpected experiences.

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0:00.0	Girlfriends, episode number 464, discovering sacred spaces in Italy with Teresa Tamio.
0:09.7	Hello and welcome to girlfriends. I'm Danielle Bean. I'm a wife and a mom and I'm on a mission to
0:15.2	help you. Know your worth as a woman so you can find peace, balance, and joy in everyday living.
0:20.1	This week we're talking with
0:21.0	Teresa Tomio about how to be a pilgrim in Italy. Can't wait to get started. Let's go.
0:31.1	Hey girlfriend, how are you? How is your lent going? Spring has fully arrived here in New New Hampshire and I'm starting to feel just a little
0:40.2	bit Eastery. So I'm keeping my focus though, keeping my focus on Lent. I hope that you are doing the same.
0:47.5	How are you doing with it? Are you challenging yourself and not making excuses? Do you maybe need to
0:53.5	refresh or reset your commitment to your
0:57.1	lentent intentions? You can do that. I always like to remind people during lent. It's a long 40 days.
1:02.9	So at this stage in the game, maybe you do need to revisit what your goals are this lent. And
1:07.5	maybe it's going to make sense for you to change the plan a little bit or
1:12.8	recommit to the plan. Remind yourself that there was a plan. It's okay. We're human. It's okay if you need
1:19.5	to make those kinds of adjustments. As we're going through Lent, I want to remind you all of the
1:23.7	ongoing content in the live videos I have going on over at Substacks.
1:28.5	You can get signed up for Substack at Danielle Bean.com.
1:31.5	And upgraded subscribers are getting access in an ongoing way, both here in the podcast feed,
1:37.1	but also even more content with videos, et cetera, going on at Substack.
1:42.0	So if you upgrade your subscription over there, you are going to get access to all of
1:46.6	these great conversations that we've been having. So this is going to air on April 1st. So tomorrow,
1:52.3	April 2nd, we're going to have a live video with Lisa Hendy on Substack. She's a best-selling Catholic
1:58.8	author. I know I love Lisa. We're going to be talking
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