The idea of being a pilgrim still fascinates me. I like to arrive at unknown places with an empty mind and to have it filled with the knowledge the place and surroundings have to offer. Being a pilgrim, to me is arriving humbly and hungry and walking away satisfied and enriched.

That is how I felt after reading Pilgrimage to the Museum. It's no secret that the Met in New York City is a must see museum for anyone who wants to understand, study or just experience art. My guest today Stephen Auth has created a unique pathway through that museum, giving a virtual tour in book form that leaves you in wonder and also enriched. His keen eye, detailed descriptions and straight forward storytelling has you come away with lessons in art, history, theology and at the same times touches the heart by relating complex history through the works found in the Met.

I have never been on a tour with Stephen, but in the end it feels like I have been on a lovely journey through one of the worlds greatest museums.

Steve and his wife have been wandering this museum for years and when they began looking at the work through their Catholic faith the tours emerged to share wheat they were learning.

Steve is a member of the Regnum Christi movement and sits on the national board of the Lumen Institute, which he helped found in New York. With his wife, Evelyn, he has led the New York City street mission for ten years.