To be a pilgrim: a visit to Lourdes. (understanding the journey to Lourdes for religious inspiration amd medical healing) (Cover Story) From: National Review | Date: August 9, 1993| Author: Buckley, William F., Jr. | COPYRIGHT 1993 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The journey to Lourdes is still an important act of faith in the healing power of religious belief and God's blessings. Although few ever recover from their ills, whose sudden end has no logical explanation, the Lourdes experience fortifies the belief in God's compassion for mankind.

I WENT TO my doc and told him that for five days I hadn't done anything much except sleep, that I had even had a to abort a long-planned weekend in Nassau with my wife. "I assume it's the same old t...