pilgrims & pilgrimage

Then this may be of interest. Champing - camping in churches! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/23/church-champing-for-scottish-pilgrims Slighe cheart!

In September 2013 Tony Collins took advantage of a long-overdue sabbatical to walk the 490 miles of the Camino, from the French border to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. For decades he had helped to provide the evangelical churches of the world with reading material. Now he was...

I'd like to get opinions on a thought I had. What if you have the intention to begin your Camino, but in the end could not begin physically walking when you wished? If you were still to actively seek out sites of pilgrimage without setting out by walking from place A to Santiago at that specific...

Greetings Fellow Pilgrims! Recently, I lost my 29 year old son in a tragic accident. He died less than 2 months before his 30th Birthday. His death has had a very profound impact on me and my family and has shaken me to my core. As a result, I am planning on traveling to Portugal and...

Deep winter has arrived in the southern mountains of Colorado where I live. I am longing for spring and the Camino that I have planned from Lisbon to SDC with my husband. Being holed up inside for several days has created a contemplative heart. I am asking the question: What is a pilgrimage...

Without getting too much into the politics and reasons for this amazing journey (and begging the moderator's indulgence), Clinton Pryor a Wajuk, Balardung, Kija and a Yulparitja man from the west is walking across Australia. To date he has walked 1943.4 km from Perth and is in the spiritual...

My husband and I walked a portion of the Camino de Santiago Sept 25 - Oct 3 from SSJP to Logrono. It was all the time we could take from work and decided when planning to do the Camino in 3 stages over 3 years. We've been home for 3 weeks now and the high is still on. However this past week...

PCP is behind me and left me with tons of great memories, Facebook - and other friends! Two wishes remain uppermost: 1) More activity by the churches. I was invited just once. At least this camino will be no pilgrimage without a lot of activity from the peregrino/a 2) after the long wait...

Several threads have recently contained spirited debate on whether one must suffer to be on a pilgrimage. No one asked if reading my forum posts count as suffering o_O, and I thank you all for that. I’ve been digging holes all morning, thinking about this question. I personally think that...

Possibly my thought is the result of the CP being underdeveloped and I'll see more as I go on. I am now in Tomar. This has been a pilgrimage in many ways. There are two things I have missed though: Churches, that are actually open (any denomination), and Churches, that try to actively (without...

Bom dia from Santarém! A couple of remarks. There was a discussion during breakfast (at N1 - nice place). A local judge thought the Camino should be more exploited. I can see her point and that exploitation is to an extend unavoidable and even necessary. Hard working people deserve an income...

I'm interested in the range and variety of preparations (I note on this Forum someone preparing for 2017/18). For myself I was talking with a peer on a train travelling back from a particularly challenging 5 day residential course she said 'I've been thinking about walking the Camino one day' I...

What advice would you give to Protestant pilgrims? I am very unwilling to upset Catholic brothers and sisters and fear my inexperience in all things Catholic may do just that. Any advice will be appreciated. So: "when you go into a church...." "when you pray..." Issues that Catholics are...

I've come across a very engaging and fascinating book On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor. One for the philosopher's corner of the forum. The author writes for many outdoor publications which is where I read his piece on the Appalachian Trail: Here’s What Happens To Your Body When You Hike...

Dear friends, the Fraternidad Internacional del Camino de Santiago, an activist group comprised of historians, sociologists, hospitaleros, and camino busybodies, last weekend met in Sarria to debate the latest issues and decide how to solve some problems. Most of you know that one of our more...

Pilgrims, wanders, and wayfarers – I would like to introduce you to a new resource for your pilgrimage. It is a book called, THE ASCENT TO SANTIAGO: A Contemplative Journal for Those Walking the Way of St. James and it will help you be as intentional about your inward journey, as you have been...

Hi all, I am doing my anthropological dissertation research on the Camino Pilgrimage at Oxford Brookes University. I would love it if some of you might fill out my questionnaire? The aim of this study is to investigate the various understandings of the Camino Pilgrimage, what drives pilgrims...

Living in the Bay Area, I am surrounded by pot culture, so when I saw this article in the La Concha newsletter by a NorCal peregrina, I was intrigued. Unfortunately APOC didn't post the continuation. The suspense was killing me, so Diana sent me the full article to share on my blog. Here is the...

You put cream on your feet before you take care of your face. You cut off all labels in your clothes, even in those that will never see the inside of a backpack. You sometimes sleep at home in your sleeping bag, just out of Camino nostalgia. You automatically reach for your Credential when asked...

I've read somewhere that it is recommended (traditional) to identify oneself as a pelegrino with some sort of patch or symbol (a scallop shell dangling off my pack, an arrow, scallop shell patch, or even a St. James cross) Is this something I should have ahead of time? If so, which one? Are any...