Every two years, the Diocese of Camden makes a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C.’s beautiful Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, to pray to and receive graces from Mary, Mother of God, the Patroness of the United States and the Catholic community of South Jersey. As the diocesan community prepares for its next pilgrimage next month, Father James Bartoloma, Chancellor for the Diocese of Camden and Director of its Marian Commission, steps into the vault with Mike and Pete this week to talk about the joyous day. Father Bartoloma guides us through the shrine’s history, as it seeks to reflect God’s beauty through its representations of the diverse traditions of the global Catholic community through its side chapels and icons, and its newly-constructed Trinity Dome. For more information on the upcoming Oct. 13 pilgrimage, visit www.camdendiocese.org, contact your parish office, or call 856-939-1769.