A Journey of Soul: Exploring the Sacred through Story, Sense & Sisterhood
September 25 – October 7 , 2025
Visiting Rome, Siena, Assisi, and Tuscany
Awaken your senses . . . Stir your soul . . .
Wake up to birdsong and breathtaking views outside your window.
Tour a vineyard and wine cellars, tasting world-renowned wines.
Listen as monks chant the daily Liturgy of the Hours.
Savor fresh authentic Tuscan meals.
Bike or hike the stunning Val D’Orcia.
Take a dip in natural thermal springs.
Dwell in a local farm B&B, and become a part of their family.
Pray and light candles in centuries-old churches.
Walk in the footsteps of Saints Francis and Claire in mystical Assisi.
Get to know your fellow pilgrims .
Experience the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s, the Colosseum and more in Rome . . .
All of this and more in a journey like no other!
Pilgrimage Description
Join spiritual guides and retreat leaders Kimberly Broerman and Meg Procopio, as well as 6-8 other female traveling companions for a journey of soul, exploring and discovering the sacred in a land of exquisite beauty and spirituality. We will start and end our journey together in Rome, spending a week in the heart of Tuscany (with day trips to Siena, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Bagno Vignoni and Cortona), and two days in the mystical town of Assisi. Practicing a rhythm of contemplative prayer and immersion experiences in the sights, smells, sounds, tastes and textures of Tuscany, Assisi, and Rome, we’ll seek to open more fully to the presence of the Divine in ourselves, one another, the people we’ll encounter and God’s whole magnificent creation.
Accommodations
In Rome and Assisi, we will be staying at guest houses provided by religious communities. While the rooms are simple (all have en suite bathrooms), the locations and hospitality are divine.
In Tuscany, we will spend a week at Fonte Bertusi, a local farm B & B, located right outside Pienza in the stunning Val D’Orcia. Owned and operated by the Pisano family, Fonte Bertusi includes an 18th century farmhouse, massage center and swimming pool, all surrounded by breathtaking views and the whimsical art created by the family. The owners describe Fonte Bertusi as the perfect combination between nature, art, and history. We will be staying in one and two-bedroom apartments with private bathrooms, kitchens and common areas; we will enjoy the warm hospitality this place and family offers.
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace. –Frederick Buechner