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Tag Archives: Spain
Hospitality on the Camino de Santiago.
Hospitality. On the Caminos de Santiago there are many forms of hospitality, usually albergues or hostels run by volunteers, or by a local authority. The work of the hospitalero is to welcome pilgrims and assure safe and cared-for shelter. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Guardia Civil, La Plata, Portugal, Spain, St Benedict
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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 Francés, Cruz de Hierro, Rabanal del Camino, Foncebadón, Manjarín
When the symbolic does its job and helps us to change. I begin this first post on the Camino Francés with the stage which passes by the Iron Cross, El Cruz de Heirro. It is a part of the … Continue reading
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Ruta de La Lana GPS tracks: Day 2
From Motorway E15 to Novelda [mapsmarker marker=”5″] This is my own GPS track. The squiggly bits at the start are due to the erratic way in which my awful GPS (Garmin e-trex) finds the signal. A beautiful morning to wake … Continue reading
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Via de La Plata – First Steps
On St. Patrick’s Day, 17th March 2010, I set out on my first Camino to Santiago by the Via de La Plata. I collected my Credentials, the essential document for the pilgrim, from the Backpacker’s Hostal in Tirana, Seville and … Continue reading
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Tagged Backpackers Hostal, La Plata, Patrick Day, Spain
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Prayer
On the Via de La Plata, my first Camino, I learned a lot about prayer and in this blog I will return to the theme of prayer often. I left Seville just before Holy Week when the preparations for this solemn … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy Spirit, La Plata, Spain
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Miracles
Pilgrimage – Miracles for all. As a child, Christmas was pantomime time and at Peter Pan I remember saving Tinkerbelle’s life by clapping frantically as an act of my faith in fairies. About 40 years on I no longer … Continue reading
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The Caminos to Santiago de Compostella. The Camino as Pilgrimage.
The Caminos to Santiago de Compostella Here you will find information, maps, GPS routes for the Ruta de la Lana, albergues which are open on some of the long Caminos de Santiago in Spain. My intention is to tell a … Continue reading