As you get ready to make your final payment to Catholic Travel Centre, you've probably noticed  information about the optional travel insurance they offer.  Please do note that while the cost for it ($219) appears on your invoice, it IS optional, and your own decision whether or not to purchase it, AND whether or not to purchase it through Catholic Travel is entirely up to you.

So- the choice is yours. (Most participants in the previous pilgrimages did buy the optional insurance.)  Here's a video from AAA that might be helpful:

This is the web site for the full details of the plan offered by Catholic Travel Center. (You'd need to download a PDF from the Certificate/Policy tab)
And click here for thoughts from travel expert Clark Howard.
Rick Steves weighs in here with lots of information.

Our final 3 spaces for the trip have been claimed!

I'm looking forward to seeing you (who are local) for our next French lesson on Sunday, June 1, from 1-2pm. We'll be in the Meeting Room, the same location as last time. And I'll have the croissants again (but not the whole set-up; if you wish to bring something else to nibble on, you