#179 - 2027 Pilgrimage to France with Fr. Kenneth Parsad

About this episode

Justin Hibbard and Fr. Kenneth Parsad discuss an upcoming pilgrimage to France in 2027, exploring the lives of French Saints and Fr. Parsad's journey to priesthood.

Join Justin Hibbard and Father Parsad on an epic pilgrimage to France in April 2027, as we trace the paths of French Saints. We'll visit cities like Lisieux, Normandy, Paris, Toulouse, Mont-Saint-Michel and more. Every day will include an apologetics talk by Justin Hibbard and private Mass at some of the world's most iconic churches celebrated by Fr. Parsad. In this episode, you’ll also learn about Fr. Parsad’s formation and how he went from a recording artist in the Philippines to a priest in the Diocese of Salt Lake City. For more information about the pilgrimage, go to whycatholic.substack.com/pilgrimage . Link to go directly to Select International Tours booking site. Watch the video version of this episode here. SOCIAL LINKS * Follow Why Catholic on Instagram. * Subscribe to Why Catholic on YouTube. * Follow Justin on Facebook. MORE ABOUT FR. KENNETH PARSAD * Fr. Parsad sings at Mass celebrated by Pope Francis * TV Interview with Seminarian Kenneth Parsad * Still Music Video Get full access to Why Catholic? at whycatholic.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Justin Hibbard

Guest: Fr. Kenneth Parsad

Topics covered

• pilgrimage
• French Saints
• apologetics
• Catholicism
• priesthood
• spiritual journey

Keywords

• pilgrimage
• France
• Catholic
• apologetics
• Fr. Kenneth Parsad
• spirituality
• French Saints

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Diocese of Salt Lake City

Books & works: Still Music Video

Places: France, Lisieux, Normandy, Paris, Toulouse, Mont-Saint-Michel

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