Anne Born, the Tumbleweed Pilgrim, is an award-winning writer and the publisher of The Backpack Press. She divides her time between New York, Michigan, and Spain. Anne will join the Boston Chapter via Zoom to discuss the Camino de Santiago and two of her related books: Buen Camino!: Tips from an American Pilgrim (2017) and…

Beyond Even the Stars by Kevin A. Codd is not a typical Camino memoir. It is about the author’s second Camino, not his first. It is not a pilgrimage in Spain along the Camino Frances or Camino Portuguese. Rather this book recalls Codd’s unfinished camino in Belgium and France along the less traveled – especially…

Join us for an approximately three-mile hike at Houghton’s Pond in the Blue Hills Reservation. The hike will be moderate difficulty. All COVID protocols will be observed. Please note that insurance requirements require us to ask that your canine friends (other than service animals) sit this one out. Please click the Register button and use…

Tim and Dina Cote will host, well, not exactly a “book club” but sort of a “blog club”. Subject blog is now downloaded text and pictures that documented their 2019 pilgrimage along the Camino Portugués (central route) from Porto to Santiago. Sign up with the registration link and you’ll be sent the files—about 30 pages…

Join the Boston Chapter online for a discussion with author Meg Maloney, regarding her book “Slow Your Roll: Ruminations & Reflections On My Walk Across Spain” (2021). A further introduction to Meg and her book is here: https://www.facebook.com/Slow-Your-Roll-Ruminations-Reflections-On-My-Walk-Across-Spain-100726728604542/

Join us for an eight mile hike on the Bay Circuit Trail. This is a one-way hike, we will leave cars at the endpoint. You must pre-register for this event. HIKE DESCRIPTION: The selected trail is approximately 8 miles long. We will start in Acton and travel through Stoneymeade Conservation Land, cross into Concord entering…

Fr. Brendan McManus, SJ comes from a farm near Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. After studying psychology and Information Technology (IT) at university, he worked in the UK’s computer industry as an interface designer with Hewlett Packard. Becoming disillusioned with the ‘yuppie’ way of life, he eventually resigned and then joined the Jesuits in Dublin…

Peter Monro will be presenting photos from his journey on the Via Gebennensis from Geneva to Le Puy-en-Velay, the striking volcanic city in France’s Massif Central. Register for the event through the REGISTER button above. Monday, May 10th, 7:00 PM Eastern time.

“I am about to share here a story about stars that dance. . . . If the very thought of seeing stars dance piques your curiosity at some deep level of your soul, then pay attention to what follows, for the walk to the Field of Stars, to Santiago de Compostela, is a journey that…

In conjunction with the Lexington Public Library, Boston Chapter co-chair Nancy Nee Hanifin will be presenting a basic introduction to the Camino de Santiago, focusing on its most popular route, the Camino francés. Come learn about this life-changing pilgrimage (for people of all faiths or none) and start planning your post-COVID adventure.