Am I the first person in history to fully document a spiritual awakening and modern day pilgrimage across three countries with video, narration, and symbolic synchronicities unfolding in real time?
My Spiritual Journey: From Philadelphia to Rome
- After COVID ended, I looked out my window on Easter Sunday, and the world felt like a prison. Stark, gloomy, and honestly—scary.
- I began confronting uncomfortable truths: suffering, despair, and a deep loss of hope.
- On Easter Sunday 2022, I returned to church in Philadelphia and joined a bike pilgrimage to the Miraculous Medal Shrine.
- I started praying regularly and reconnecting with my faith.
- The world began to feel like a playground again. I felt like a child—reawakening my Catholic roots.
- I spent nearly two years in solitude, hiking in the woods and walking nature paths in silence almost every day.
- My conscience (Christ) told me to go to Rome—to quit my meaningless job and return to my roots.
- I listened. I left everything behind and went to Rome.
- In Rome, I prayed daily at Chiesa Santa Maria dei Miracoli, a church dedicated to a Marian miracle.
- I also drank from the miracle well at Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via.
- The only reason I found this church was because it was in the best location for street photography.
- My intuition guided me there—without preconception or plan.
- I visited Castel Sant’Angelo every day and tried to memorize the Prayer of Saint Michael the Archangel, which I had first learned in Philly when I started going back to church because I never learned this prayer as a kid in Catholic School.
- I took a day trip to Paris, and that night, I had a dream:
- A clouded dragon chased me.
- It transformed into a rainbow in the sky.
- The next day, I stumbled upon a sculpture of Saint Michael the Archangel in Paris:
- He stood above two dragons.
- A real rainbow appeared in the sky above the sculpture.
- I returned to the church in Rome and told the priest what had happened.
- He gave me a Miraculous Medal—a symbol of protection, grace, and Mary’s intercession.
- Ever since that trip, I have been overflowing with joy, love, and abundance.
- I found a job that I absolutely love, filled with purpose and meaning.
- I’ve made creative breakthroughs in photography and art.
- I am now at eternal peace.
I no longer subscribe to the Church’s dogma or tradition—
I simply consider myself a disciple of Christ.