Category: Lent

Holy Week (Semana Santa) in Zamora, Spain

Do you ever think about how you ended up somewhere that seemed meant to be – those times that God’s providence moved to the right place at the right time? Last year my daughter took a semester off from college,…

My Roman Holiday: The Colosseum

I’m not really sure how it started. How I thought I wanted to visit the Colosseum on Good Friday. It felt like the Catholic answer to Mecca for me. Like I had to do it just once in my life,…

Making Spanish Tortilla

Awh, you miss me don’t you? Yes, I know it has been a difficult month for you without all my words of nonsense to read – my sometimes dyslexic attempt to communicate my pilgrim journey on this earth with you….

Walking With Grace Wednesday: A Refuge In The Desert

While visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a photography workshop I wondered into a shop called The Monks Corner. It’s a pleasant little shop with handmade soaps and jam. Books written by spiritual masters line the shelves, gilded icons peer…