What we do
Thy Ship is a pilgrimage and travel apostolate that helps travelers plan unique adventures of beauty and faith: large or small, local or abroad, individual or groups. We help you go differently so you can have more than a trip. Whether you need a quick itinerary so you can make the most of your destination or a full-service custom pilgrimage, we can help you build beautiful, intentional, personal travel for your needs and vision.
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More meaningful honeymoons, girls trips, vacations, and getaways
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Custom pilgrimages for your school, parish, church, group, or family
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Community-building events for your staff, faculty, or team
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Formative field trips to engage your students in experiential learning
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Custom itineraries
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Itinerary consultation
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Custom travel journals
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Custom travel guides
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Pilgrimage formation
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Retreats and days of reflection
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Mini-pilgrimages (as we call them, "stillgrimages")
Make any place a pilgrimage.
What if your family vacation, honeymoon, girls trip, or simple getaway could give you more than photos and memories? What if travel could also be transformation?
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We believe that pilgrimage isn't ultimately defined so much by the distances or specific places you travel, but by how you go.
We go differently.
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We have a deep love for designing “still-grimage” (you know—like stay-cation, but make it holy). We don’t do generic, one-size-fits-all plans. We don’t treat destinations like checklists. We don’t want you merely to learn about God’s love. We want you to see, smell, hear, taste, and touch it.
We want travel to awaken your sacramental nature and integrate your body and soul. And wherever you’re going, we want you to encounter the One who loves you most.
Our story
We're a family who loves going somewhere. Before we got married, we planned mystery dates for each other that had to be at least an hour away. When our kids were small, almost every day we set off for playgrounds, parks, rivers, and lakes, or just new neighborhoods. Everywhere we went, we looked for beauty and truth that would connect us with God—and whether we were in the caves of New Mexico, the Smoky Mountains, or immersed in Mardi Gras, we always found Him.
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We also made frequent "stillgrimages" to local churches and shrines, then as life allowed, bigger pilgrimages to Italy, France, Ireland, Poland, and beyond. In a relentlessly busy life, we discovered that our deepest closeness to each other and God often came when we traveled. Just going somewhere led us to conversations, insights, and prayer that we might never have had otherwise.
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We founded Thy Ship to share that gift with others who want not only to go somewhere, but also to go differently.
Join us!
Here's where we going next. You're invited!
ST THERESE OF LISIEUX STILLGRIMAGE
November 2025 (FULL)
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NEW ORLEANS JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE
February 2026
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NEW ORLEANS
ST PATRICK STILLGRIMAGE
March 2026
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NEW ORLEANS
NINE CHURCHES PILGRIMAGE
Good Friday 2026
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FRANCE PILGRIMAGE
(Young Women)
May 2027
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FRANCE PILGRIMAGE
(Married Couples)
October 2027