My Camino Family

Doug and me LaRocca Pitts spring 2025 la concha

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.

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Grateful Hearts on the Camino Francés

Grateful hearts joanna sands spring 2025 la concha.

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.

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Don’t Forget the Flowers!

Hector Jimenez poppy path spring 2025 la concha

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.

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Blessing on the Camino Francés

blessing on camino frances John Baldwin spring 2025 la concha

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.

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Becoming a Camino Family

Linnea Hendrickson three closeup spring 2025 la concha

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.

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A Sense of Awesome Wonder

camino splendor Susan Florek spring 2025 la concha.

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.

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A Lesson in Compassion for Self & Others

lesson in compassion Joan Effertz winter '25 la concha.

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.

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A Modern Means of Keeping an Ancient Practice

Casa de Espiritual John Beddingfield winter '25 la concha

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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