Churches on the Road Trip

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In almost every city or town or village I traveled through, I invariably came across a Catholic Church. On our family road trips when I was a kid, we always stopped in churches and attended mass or just stopped to say a prayer. 

I didn't attend mass on this trip, but I did stop at lots of churches and I took photos of the ones I liked.

Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Alpine, Texas
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Stockton, Texas
St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg, Texas






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