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Category Archives: The Raft of Corks.
Silence. Before daybreak, After Dark and in the Afternoon.
Silence. Times when the heart listens. Before Daybreak. In 2010, a Jacobean Year, I happened to finish my Camino on October 12th, the Feast of the Virgin of the Pilar. The Pilar is a pillar, a roman pillar on which … Continue reading
Posted in Camino Francés, Camino Portuguese, Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged Camino Franc, England, Mother Theresa, Virgin Mary
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Being yourself. “The paths that lead to life”
Being yourself. “The paths that lead to life.” A long Camino is over 1,000,000 steps. The first part of The Ruta de La Lana was marked, for me, by physical weariness and inner dullness. This was so in spite … Continue reading
Posted in GPS, Pilgrimage and Prayer, Ruta de La Lana, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged Casa Rural, La Lana, Las Salinas
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Healing – using the simple Iona prayer for healing on the Camino.
Healing, a simple prayer from The Iona Community. The Camino is a place for healing. Many of us carry pebbles, stones and rocks in our hearts as well as rucksacks our backs. Walking, day after day, welds together body, mind … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Pilgrimage to Iona from Loyola., The Camino de Santiago
Tagged AD, Iona Community, Le Chemin, Le Chemin St
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It’s normal to cry on the Camino. The gift of tears.
It’s normal to cry on the Camino to Santiago. The gift of tears. I came across this in a Blog on the Camino to Santiago: “Then a strange thing happened. I don’t know if it was the effect of the wine … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago, The Raft of Corks.
Tagged Holy Spirit, Iron Cross, Photo Paul Milton, Vietnam
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Planning on the Camino. Finding a balance. Ruta de La Lana
Planning on the Camino. Do you really want to know where you will sleep tonight? I love maps. The pleasure of relaxing on a bunk bed, weary legs propped high with a blanket or two and a guide book with … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Ruta de La Lana
Tagged Camino Franc, Caracena Callam, La Lana, Spain
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Prayer – just letting it happen.
Prayer – just letting it happen. The great plains of Spain. One of the great joys of being on the Camino, especially walking it alone over long distances, is the emptiness. Emptiness is everywhere. There are none of the usual … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged Castilla La Mancha, Ignatius Spiritual, La Plata, Spain
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Finding self on the Camino (Part 2) Accepting Fascists and Sleeping with strangers
Finding Self on the Camino (Part 2) Merida to Aldea del Cano Accepting Fascists. Sleeping alone in a field, under the stars, and awaking covered in dew surrounded by mist gave me a delicious sense of freedom. It opened my … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago, Via de La Plata
Tagged Accepting Fascists, Camino Part, El Carrascalejo, Finca El Chaperral, Iona Community, La Plata, miracles, Proserpina Dam, Scotland, Veteran Pilgrim
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Finding oneself on the Camino (Part 1): Via de La Plata Merida.
Finding oneself on the Camino (part 1) Via de La Plata: Merida. The “Ego” in my rucksack. The person I was when I set off on my first Camino, the Via de La Plata, in 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago, Via de La Plata
Tagged Holy Week, La Plata, La Plata Merida
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Experience of Communion. Two stretches of the Ruta de La Lana
The experience of communion. Mass in Campillo de Altobuey, Cuenca On the Ruta de La Lana, I arrived in Campillo de Altobuey the day after my “shock”, when I had a fierce reaction to antibiotics. This had forced me to … Continue reading
Posted in GPS, Pilgrimage and Prayer, Ruta de La Lana, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged Camino Parishes, God Love, La Lana, La Plata, Padre Crescente, Roman Catholic, Spain
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