Lolek Pilgrimage

Lolek Pilgrimage Lolek Pilgrimage is a Nebraska-based religious nonprofit organization offering pilgrimages to Italy and Poland.

Divine Mercy Sunday “Those who sincerely say ‘Jesus, I trust in You’ will find comfort in all their anxieties and fears....
04/12/2026

Divine Mercy Sunday

“Those who sincerely say ‘Jesus, I trust in You’ will find comfort in all their anxieties and fears.
There is nothing that man needs more than Divine Mercy – that love which is benevolent, which is compassionate, which raises man above his weakness to the infinite heights of the holiness of God.”

SAINT JOHN PAUL II

04/11/2026

As we look forward to the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday tomorrow, Lolek wants to wish you all a very Happy Easter! May we continue to recognize the gift we have in the Eucharist, and that Jesus is waiting for us to receive Him, each and every day.

“Jesus is not an idea, a sentiment, a memory! Jesus is a person, always alive and present with us! Love Jesus present in the Eucharist. He is present in a sacrificial way in holy Mass, which renews the sacrifice of the cross. To go to Mass means going to Calvary to meet Him, our Redeemer. He comes to us in Holy Communion and remains present in the tabernacles of our churches, for He is our friend.” SAINT JOHN PAUL II

Join us as we travel to Italy with Fr. Augustine Reimers and Fr. Brian Kane, November 1-11, 2026 (with an optional exten...
04/07/2026

Join us as we travel to Italy with Fr. Augustine Reimers and Fr. Brian Kane, November 1-11, 2026 (with an optional extension to Milan through November 15)!

Highlights: Private Opening of the Vatican Museums, Professional tours of Ancient Rome and Major Basilicas, Daily Mass, Papal Audience with Pope Leo XIV, Two Nights in Assisi, and Wine Tasting.

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Twenty-one years ago today, Pope John Paul II—our Papa—entered into his heavenly reward. His final words to the crowds g...
04/02/2026

Twenty-one years ago today, Pope John Paul II—our Papa—entered into his heavenly reward. His final words to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square became our motto at Lolek: “I have searched for you, and now you have come to me. I thank you.”
I’m just one person in a sea of many whose life was forever changed by this man from Poland. He stirred our hearts to want more, to desire greatness…to follow Jesus.
My prayer is that we continue the mission he lived so boldly: calling people into a real, authentic relationship with the Lord. And I hope you, too, come to discover the deep joy that comes from following Him.

“I would like to invite each of you to listen carefully to God’s voice in your heart. Every human person is called to communion with God. That is why the Lord made us, to know him and love him and serve him, and - in doing this - to find the secret to lasting joy.
Be assured that the Lord knows each of you by name and wishes to speak to your heart in a dialogue of love and salvation. God continues to speak to young people on the banks of the Mississippi River and on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains. God continues to speak in the cities on the West Coast of America and across the rolling hills and plains. God continues to speak to every human person.
Dear young people of America, listen to his voice. Do not be afraid. Open up your hearts to Christ. The deepest joy there is in life is the joy that comes from God and is found in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He is the hope of the world. Jesus Christ is your hope and mine!”
Pope John Paul II, Los Angeles, 1987

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Nine: Assisi & Rome“For us in this holy place, it comes with this conviction tha...
03/28/2026

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Nine: Assisi & Rome

“For us in this holy place, it comes with this conviction that this holiness is possible, but that it has to be sustained in and through relationship. It has to be sustained by grace, by the love of God. For that to happen, for that to be possible, we have to carve out time for God, we have to live lives that have space for God. So often in our lives we’re so busy, we’re running from one thing to the next, and there’s simply no space for him.

It could look like creating hermitage in our lives.
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This man Francis stands as this testament that God can sustain us. Here in this place, we ask for that grace: ‘God I want you in my life, I want to believe that I can be a great saint, I want to live in a way, however you call me, to live a life of radical love. But I know I can’t do that on my own, that I need you.’”

HOMILY FOR MARCH 21, EREMO DELLE CARCERI, ASSISI

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Eight: Assisi “Often times we think of Saint Francis and we think of him as prea...
03/25/2026

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Eight: Assisi

“Often times we think of Saint Francis and we think of him as preaching to the birds, or him giving his cloak to the homeless man. All these things are true stories, but sometimes we jump to the saint and we forget that he had to go on a journey, a period of transformation.
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One of my favorite things in the city of Assisi is above the basilica. It doesn’t capture Francis in all of his glory, it’s Francis riding back alone after being kicked out of the army. He is seated on a horse, this knight, staring down at the ground, depressed and defeated. It captures this moment of darkness, of doubt, of, as the responsorial says today, of a “broken hearted.” It is this moment that is perhaps the most important in the life of Saint Francis. He is going to spend the next few years of his life wandering the hills of Assisi, wondering, ‘what is God’s plan for my life? I thought it was to be this great knight? Why would God do this?’
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Assisi is not known for its great knights, or great soldiers; Assisi is known for its great saints: Saint Francis, Saint Clare, Saint Carlo Acutis, people who have given their lives radically and totally to God. But, we would be remiss to jump to the holy saint if we miss that they too had to go through a journey, a struggle. Francis’ story, perhaps like ours, was not just one linear story to holiness, it had its ups and downs, struggles and difficulties, moments of darkness and trial. It is good for us to remember that if we’re going through that ourselves, we do so in good company. We do so with the saints.”

HOMILY FOR MARCH 20, CHIESA NUOVA, ASSISI

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Seven: Rome & Assisi “While it was yet twilight a figure appeared silently and s...
03/24/2026

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Seven: Rome & Assisi

“While it was yet twilight a figure appeared silently and suddenly on a little hill above the city, dark against the fading darkness. For it was the end of a long and stern night, a night of vigil, not unvisited by stars. He stood with his hands lifted, as in so many statues and pictures, and about him was a burst of birds singing; and behind him was the break of day.”

FROM G.K. CHESTERTON’S ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Six: Papal Audience “One of the beautiful things that happens is in times of cha...
03/22/2026

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Six: Papal Audience

“One of the beautiful things that happens is in times of challenge, in times when things look dark, the Lord always, always, always raises up great saints, He never abandons the Church.

Here lies Saint Philip Neri, who is called the Apostle of Rome.
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One day, on the vigil of Pentecost, he was praying, praying for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As he was praying, this globe of light, of fire, entered into his chest. His heart was physically dilated, it was enlarged so much so that it broke a few of his ribs. In that moment his life was transformed and he was consumed with the love of our Lord.

What he began nearly 500 years ago is still happening today because he was consumed by this love for the Lord.”

HOMILY FOR MARCH 18, CHIESA NUOVA, ROME

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Five: Papal Basilicas, Holy Stairs “Let’s leave to Mary what we don’t know how t...
03/18/2026

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Five: Papal Basilicas, Holy Stairs

“Let’s leave to Mary what we don’t know how to do.
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There’s this space in our heart when we go with great faith and we ask boldly, and when we ask Our Lady, she hears.

Today we stand in this place where through Mary’s intercession miracles were worked. We are reminded of her power and her love for us. She always wants to take us deeper and deeper into the heart of her son, that every Hail Mary prayed is like a golden arrow that pierces the heart of Jesus.

Stay with Mary and Jesus, keep asking. What the Lord does so often is that in our asking, He expands our hearts and draws us closer to His heart.”

HOMILY FOR MARCH 17, MARY MAJOR, ROME

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Four: Saint Peter’s“Here, in this place and in this city, is where it all began....
03/18/2026

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Four: Saint Peter’s

“Here, in this place and in this city, is where it all began. The Church came fully alive here in this place. So in these days, there is a grace to ask to be gripped by the beauty of the Church.
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The Church is the Bride of Christ. Jesus gave His life for His bride, and those who came after Him did the same. Here in Rome, what we get to see is the greater part of our story.”

HOMILY FOR MARCH 16, SAINT PETER’S, ROME

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Three: Catacombs & Saint Paul’s “For 300 years, to be Christian meant it was a d...
03/16/2026

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Three: Catacombs & Saint Paul’s

“For 300 years, to be Christian meant it was a death sentence. Here, all these martyrs were buried - popes, laypeople, and everyone in between. They were buried here. What gives someone that strength to die? To give their lives to Jesus?

Their eyes were opened. They saw the world differently. They heard the message of Jesus Christ and they said, ‘I have come to know the Lord and I can’t unsee it. I was once blind and now I see.’
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The grace of being transformed by Jesus, of seeing reality differently, is for you and is for me. When we have been touched by Jesus, when our hearts have been gripped by Him, we see everything differently.

We were once blind, and now we see.”

HOMILY FOR MARCH 15, CATACOMBS, ROME

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Two: Ancient Rome “In our lives we often fluctuate and swing between two states,...
03/15/2026

UNL Newman Center Italy Pilgrimage, Day Two: Ancient Rome

“In our lives we often fluctuate and swing between two states, neither of which are of God.

So often we live in this place of self-condemnation. We look at our own sinfulness, our own brokenness, we look at the ways we act that we hate, and we condemn ourselves. We feed into the voice of the enemy that comes and accuses us and we speak those same words to ourselves.

On the other hand, we have self-reliance: where we place everything on our shoulders. Maybe we do really good things, or we want to do really good things, maybe even we excel. But it’s all on us. We’re not dependent upon God and we feel like we have to do everything. And then when we mess up on that, we swing to the other side and go back to self condemnation.

We go back and forth, back and forth. That is the state of the human heart without the grace of God.
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In the middle of self condemnation and self-reliance, stands the mercy of God.”

HOMILY FOR MARCH 14, SANT’ANDREA DELLA FRATTE, ROME

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