Pope Francis: "Are people who walk the Camino de Santiago making a true pilgrimage? Or is it something else?”
Mostly, I think it's something else. I include myself, alas.
Food for thought. I think it is hard to have a contemplative time on the...
Ah David. Where is it written “Mock not for thou shall be also…”
I’ve no doubt that Francis is a good and honourable man. Some of his recent interventions support that assumption. But the long history of the Papacy from the Borgias to Pius XII...
The responses above sadden me beyond, well beyond, my ability to respond to what they have written ...
Have modern humans gone so far in lack of humility and awareness of other? Is the modern world so lost and ego-centric that people can go on...
Well it is the core business of the catholic Church? We can or cannot agree with it but those are the rules of the " club " so here we are.
On a personal level you might find it nonsense but we can at least find a common ground and accept that...
Let me start off by saying that I have done 10 Caminos. This is not to brag but to say that I should have known better.
Before my last one, my grandkids convinced me that I should document the journey with a GoPro and related equipment. I...
About the "do it while you can" philosophy - take heed.
A friend I made while walking was diagnosed with cancer 1 month after arriving home. My husband had a stroke and then bypass surgery only 2 months after my return (thank God it didnt...
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