MY PERSONAL PILGRIMAGE So much has been written about Lourdes that it is superfluous to add anything except my own personal reactions. Lourdes is nobler in conception, lovelier in situation, and more spiritual in its atmosphere than I had anticipated. Our Lady has drawn from the hearts of her children the world over a stream of generosity that has built her Basilica in majestic proportions. In 1858 this was an area for swine-herds; and now two magnificent churches stand -one atop the…