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Iona Community Prayers on the Camino 3. Peace
Iona Community Prayers on the Camino 3. Peace The Iona Community is a dispersed Christian ecumenical community working for peace and social justice, rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. “Gathered and scattered” is how it sees its members and friends, … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged Colmenar Viejo, Dangerous Moroccan, Iona Community, Morocco
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Camino moments: Meandering themes between Qunitanarraya to Santo Domingo de Silos.
Camino moments: Qunitanarraya to Santo Domingo de Silos. The revival of the Camino de Santiago at the end of the 20th Century has meant that pilgrims today are much less likely to be considered loonies than they were 30 or … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Ruta de La Lana
Tagged Europe, Manzanares Park, Robert Burns, Santo Domingo
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Rio Tera, a valley of peace on the Camino Sanabrés
Rio Tera, a valley of peace on the Camino Sanabrés On the Camino Sanabrés before entering Galicia, through a labyrinth of mountains, the camino passes through the valley of the Rio Tera and alongside the Embalse de Cernadilla, which has … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Sanabr, Rio Tera, Santa Croya, Santa Marta
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A Pilgrimage of Reconciliation
A Pilgrimage of Reconciliation Divorce What happens to our humanity when a family breaks up, when parents who are no longer able to live together, divorce? What pain is lurking in the hearts of the children? They suffer an agonising … Continue reading
Posted in Camino de Levante, Pilgrimage and Prayer, Pilgrimage to Iona from Loyola., Uncategorized
Tagged Although Ignatius, England, Europe, New World, One Sunday, Open Secret, Portugal, Sacred Heart, Scotland, Spain, Spiritual Exercises, Tony Parson
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A Happy Ending in Santiago: just like Hollywood.
A Happy Ending in Santiago: just like Hollywood. Not the Camino I had imagined. Earlier this year I walked the Ruta de La Lana hoping for solitude and silence. I wanted a period for uninterrupted prayer which I often find … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Ruta de La Lana
Tagged Camino Franc, Iona Community, Santo Domingo, Spain
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Wanting to help others. Picking up and falling down.
Wanting to help others. Picking up and falling down. The Iona Pilgrimage Every Tuesday on the little Scottish island of Iona a group of visitors set off on a pilgrimage around the island. This year on my visit to Iona … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Pilgrimage to Iona from Loyola.
Tagged Celle Saint Avant, Every Tuesday, France, Iona Pilgrimage, Juan Carlos, La Plata, Le Chemin
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Captured by a monk.
Captured by a monk. Three monasteries: 1.The convent of the Poor Claire’s, Alençon. In June 2011 my pilgrimage from Loyola to Iona took me through Le Perche, a forested region of Lower Normandy where I had lived for 10 years before … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Pilgrimage to Iona from Loyola.
Tagged France, La Trappe, Poor Claire, Syriac Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox
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Community on the Camino.
Community on the Camino. The Credencial. The pilgrim’s credential is an outward sign of belonging to the Camino community. This is obtained from Cathedrals or from the Amigos del Camino, usually in the place from where you start your camino. … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Portuguese, Gosia Brykczynska, Iona Community, Jacques Salom, Real Camino, Spain
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Evangelii Gaudium Encyclical of Pope Francis
Evangelii Gaudium Encyclical of Pope Francis evangelii-gaudium-EN
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The Camino which awakens. Via de La Plata towards Caparra.
The Camino which awakens. Via de La Plata, Caparra. Beginnings: Learning to walk once more. On Easter Monday 2010 I was arriving in the Northern part of Caceres where the South and warmer part of Spain ends and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Practice, Easter Monday, Hernan Perez, La Plata, San Blas, Spain
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