pilgrims & pilgrimage

Cebu is a province found in Central Philippines. It has seven cities and 46 municipalities. Three of the towns has their patron saint as St. James the Apostle (the Greater). One of the towns is called Compostela. It hosts the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santiago de Compostela, established in 1865 by...

This may relate to the never ending debate on what exactly makes a pilgrimage a pilgrimage, but I need to get some opinions. In our day and age, many see themselves as "spiritual" rather than "religious." Is there a place for a pilgrimage route like the Camino de Santiago? Do we just call it a...

Hey Pilgrims, In your opinion, what characteristics/qualities do you think a pilgrim should possess? If not at the start of their pilgrimage, then certainly at the end.

Hi all. Im a 55 yr old priest, don’t get to exercise as i should but healthy. I have a group of 5 that wants me to lead them on their 1st Camino. They all walk and are in better shape but really begging me to lead them. Im caught because i don’t know that I can do even the easiest route for...

I’m not a philosopher - nor would I say I’m especially religious. (Baptised into the Church of England, therefore belief in God optional) I have ‘camino’d four times so far and intend to carry on twice each year. I set out as a walker - but always find there is something ‘other’ which I feel...

With “It's about time” the author has accomplished a difficult task, writing a Camino book that is at the same time interesting for those that never have even heard of the Camino as well as those who have walked many. Short paragraphs explain the history of the Camino as well as practical...

Some walk the Camino de Santiago as an adventure or physical challenge. Others as an extended vacation or break from their lives. To make it a pilgrimage requires something more. That something more is the inner journey. With Your Inner Camino you will discover how to let go of the thoughts...

Hi there, I'm walking from SJPP in Easter week and am wondering if anyone could let me know about churches with Eucharistic adoration along the way? And the times that they would have exposition. From searching through the threads I have found the following list, please let me know if you can...

How has Camino Frances changed in the last 15 years? I walked it then, and am thinking about a repeat walk but wonder if it has gotten touristized and developed. I read that "much general development has taken place and infrastructure for pilgrims has greatly improved" and wonder what that...

I just felt compelled to dig up some writings from my first Camino Frances in 2005 as a predominantly solo walker. I think it captures very well what the Way meant for me, and brought the change in me I so much sought. nothing to do with shoes, packs or planning, but everything with the state of...

A few months before I began the Camino Portugese, I posted the following: "I know not everyone does the Camino for reasons of faith, yet for those who are on a faith journey, how do you prepare for the Camino?" I got great advice from so many on this forum. Thank you! Recently I walked with one...

Hi! I’m Dale and I live in Birmingham, Alabama. I am in between assignments in my work and will be walking the Camino Frances, leaving St. Jean Pied de Port on March 5th. I am approaching my walk as a spiritual pilgrimage. I would love to connect with any others who are planning to leave about...

The North Wales Pilgrims Way is a short pilgrimage route starting at Basingwerk Abbey near the River Dee and finishing at Bardsey Island. Lucy and Martyn walked approximately 216 kilometres (134 miles) in Autumn 2017 (the full length of the trail). This book gives an account of their walk. Lucy...

As a new member, I greatly appreciate the insights of others on how to prepare for the practical aspects of the Camino (lodging, packing, routes, etc). Thank you! I know not everyone does the Camino for reasons of faith, yet for those who are on a faith journey, how do you prepare for the...

A christmas online pilgrimage I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2018, with this little christmas LEGO-story I found online. http://www.bricktestament.com/the_life_of_jesus/index.html (Mods, please move it if misplacesed, or erase. This isn´t meant to be anything...

Le Chemin du Puy is the first part of a very long pilgrimage route starting at Le-Puy-en-Velay in France and finishing at Santiago in North West Spain. Pilgrims have walked this route for many years to the place where they believed St James was buried. Lucy and Martyn walked more than 750...

There is my confession, and now let me try to explain it. I respect and cheer on others' spiritual perspectives and experiences, walking the Camino de Santiago. All of your experiences and beliefs are as valid, real and true as mine are. So I hope you will allow me to share my personal view...

Hello Everyone, I am in SJPDP staying in Maison E Bernat and somewhere in my fuzzy memory is a story about Madam Bernat who people had to go to and explain why they were walking to Santiago and she would determine if you were a true pilgrim or not. I'm sure I don't have the story correct or...

The actual "full Camino" is to start from your front door to Santiago, then turn about and walk back home again (difficult, unless you live in Spain or in France or Andorra or Gibraltar near to the Spanish border) -- regardless of which route you've chosen. No, I've never done it either (though...

The El Pais newspaper ran an article yesterday (22 July 2917) about the protests in Logroño with the purpose of changing the "Camino" away from the town center. The following is a (partial) translation of the article: [They did not seek to end the ancestral pilgrimage route, but to denounce that...