Pilgrims Way
My Camino Family
Of all the connections he has made along three pilgrimages, a man discovers that when his brother and children join him, there is little to compare to bonding as a Camino family with his actual family.
Read MoreGrateful Hearts on the Camino Francés
Despite the camaraderie and shared experiences she’d had on Camino, a woman can’t shake the feeling that she is meant to discover something more. A day before walking into Santiago de Compostela, she finds a heart-shaped rock. Examining and contemplating the rock’s details, she unearths the deeper meaning she had been seeking.
Read MoreDon’t Forget the Flowers!
Whether you’re a first-time pilgrim or a seasoned traveler, whether you love flowers or have never given them much thought, Hector Jimenez reminds us to not forget to appreciate the floral wonders along the way.
Read MoreConnections That Transcend Language
A man discovers that the Camino is a place where strangers become friends, languages stop being foreign, and each pilgrim is understood.
Read MoreBuilding Bridges Over Food & Shared Experience
In a remote Galician hamlet on the Camino Sanabrés, a multinational group of pilgrims build bridges over a pieced-together meal and the fellowship of a shared experience.
Read MoreBlessing on the Camino Francés
A man walking the Camino Francés encounters a group of Lithuanian pilgrims. When they learn he is an Episcopal priest, many in the group ask for his blessing. He, in turn, discovers that through the connections made, they had also blessed him with a wonderful memory of unity and friendship.
Read MoreBecoming a Camino Family
A 64-year-old woman on her first Camino in France forms a special bond with two 26-year-olds from Belgium and Germany. They stayed in the same places, shared meals, and looked out for each other. She didn’t know the expression then, but they’d become a Camino family.
Read MoreA Sense of Awesome Wonder
The prayerful hymn “How Great Thou Art” carried and comforted a woman as she experienced an overwhelming sense of unity with God and humankind through the joy of nature’s tranquil beauty along the pilgrim’s path.
Read MoreA Lesson in Compassion for Self & Others
A graffiti-scrawled message on a Camino waymarker challenges a woman to reconsider the rules for pilgrimage that seemed so clear and straightforward to her nearly a decade earlier and to find compassion for herself and others making their own way.
Read MoreA Modern Means of Keeping an Ancient Practice
During Vespers in an ancient convent, a pilgrim on the Camino de San Juan de la Cruz is delighted to discover the townsfolk and friars in attendance using a smartphone app to follow the Evening Prayer. Ever since, on most days he accesses the app on his own phone to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, finding a modern means of keeping an ancient practice.
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