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Monthly Archives: October 2013
An Angel.
I live with Angels. Angels have not been central to my faith, always seeming to me flights of fancy. However, as I begin to grow in my understanding of the range of ways in which people find symbols, narratives, music … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Pilgrimage to Iona from Loyola.
Tagged Chemin St, France, Lourdes, Stephen Acts
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A Miracle?? Ruta de La Lana : Still Day 3
I hesitate to say, “Miracle”. Skip this next section if you want to get on with the story about the “miracle”. There are several problems for me in writing this blog about a spiritual journey and talking about things like … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Ruta de La Lana, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged John Gospel, Mark Gospel, miracles, New Testaments
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Thanksgiving. Via de La Plata: Tierra de Barros
Thanksgiving: Genuine Gratitude in Awful Times. The Land of Mud Having spent two nights in the luxury of the Hostels in Fuente de Cantos and Pueblo de Sancho Perez, I lost all sense of comfort very rapidly as I set … Continue reading
Posted in GPS, Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago, Via de La Plata
Tagged Convent Hostel, La Plata, La Tierra, Los Santos, Sierra Grande
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The Sigh. Compassion. Pilgrimage Spirituality.
A Long Time Sighing. My first Camino, the Via de La Plata was a great adventure and praying was easy; my second, the Camino de Levante was about learning to pray at all times and led into my Pilgrimage from … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer
Tagged England, France, Kilmarnock Irvine, Long Time Sighing, Pilgrimage Spirituality, Scotland
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Meeting Prejudice. Via de La Plata, Fuente de Cantos to Pueblo de Sancho Perez
Stereotyping the French. My last post on the Via de La Plata, describes an early morning when I walked a few kilometres to Fuente de Cantos. Having slept out for two nights I was wondering about a shower. The Albergue … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago, Via de La Plata
Tagged La Plata, Sancho Perez, Seeing Christ, Transforming Prejudice
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Lourdes, a sign pointing to a miracle.
A sign – not a miracle in Lourdes. There is a difference between signs and miracles although one can be the other. I recount here what happened to me twelve years ago when my life was terribly confused. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Raft of Corks.
Tagged Holy Spirit, Lourdes, miracles, signs, Spain
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Camino de Levante – Oranges and a word from Theresa of Lisieux.
Camino de Levante: Setting out from Valencia Oranges and a word from Theresa of Lisieux. On 8th Feb. 2011, I arrived by slow train in Valencia and headed south on the Camino de Levante to Santiago de Compostella. This was … Continue reading
Posted in Camino de Levante, Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged La Plata
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Camino de Santiago Ruta de La Lana GPX files, maps, places to sleep.
Camino de Santiago Ruta de La Lana GPX files, maps, places to sleep. Updated: 29.10.2013 This page will be updated regularly until all info about albergues etc. is included. Please inform me of any errors or omissions alicante to cuenca … Continue reading
Posted in GPS, Ruta de La Lana
Tagged La Lana, NB, Santiago Ruta, Sports Centre
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Via de La Plata: Crossing Badajoz to Fuente de Cantos
Learning about the Camino [mapsmarker layer=”1″] When I left Monesterio with my blister popped by the patient nurse, I soon lost my way. Probably I was distracted by having to put my opened blister in the water when … Continue reading
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Tagged La Plata
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Voice recordings from Ruta de La Lana for blog subscribers.
These files are for subscribers only. When I made them I didn’t ever intend to make them public. They were simply to jog my memory. I now hope they will add flesh to some of the text. meeting … Continue reading
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Tagged La Lana
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