My morning walk into Los Arcos had only been 8 kilometers from Villamayor de Monjardin. An average day on the Camino is closer to 24k. Taking a rest day to tend to my swollen foot so early in the walk…
I love summer, especially the last few waning weeks. I love the way the landscape changes as the fog lifts from the shoreline, as though Mother Nature is letting us extend our vacation just a bit. I’ve been relishing every…
“Peregrina, Peregrina we’ve been waiting for you,” said the Hospitalero – the volunteer that cares for Pilgrims at the refugee – as he ran down the embankment, past the clothes line and across the yard. “You have?” I asked quizzically….
It’s springtime in the South of France, the days are growing longer, but there is still a chill in the air. As my train from Paris whizzes by lavender fields and wheat crops that have yet to reach full height,…
(Previously published article) Our escort, Father James, stops the car. A tribal man with a machete in his hand rushes the car, his face pressed at our window, screaming in his native Khasi language. There is a lump in my…
A pilgrimage, by definition, is a journey to a sacred place or one made out of devotion. We don’t all have weeks on end to hike the Santiago, devote a week at Medjugorie, or meditate in some distant place to…