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On December 16, PBS will debut \u201cSacred Journeys,\u201d a new film series by author and host Bruce Feiler presenting a study of six religious and traditional pilgrimages made by people all over the world. “We are all pilgrims in this country, and that means we all have an antecedent place.\u201d What people are seeking, says Feiler, when they go on a pilgrimage \u201cis not some thunderbolt that is going to come from the sky, but a bit of quiet, and a bit of discomfort, and a bit of openness that allows them to hear whatever it is they\u2019re seeking.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sacred journeys, says author Bruce Feiler, are \u201cthis experience of trying to get closer to God. There is so much noise in our lives; sometimes in order to hear you have to step away from that ordinary life and open yourself to the extraordinary.” More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":24791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[5753,3979,2873,4929],"class_list":["post-24763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","tag-hajj","tag-mecca","tag-nigeria","tag-pilgrimage","topics-faith-and-spirituality","topics-international","faith-interfaith"],"yoast_head":"\nBruce Feiler on Religious Pilgrimages<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This best-selling author explores the meaning of sacred journeys, premiering December 16 on PBS.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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