Spring 2025: Unity & Friendship
The Spring 2025 issue of La Concha, a magazine published by American Pilgrims on the Camino with news, pilgrim stories, poetry, and more on the theme of “Unity & Friendship.”
Read MoreLetter from the Chair – Spring 2025
Spring 2025 letter from American Pilgrims on the Camino Board Chair Joe Curro, plus a summary of the January 2025 meeting of the American Pilgrims Board of Directors.
Read MoreWe are Each Other’s Angel
A visually impaired pilgrim comes to see that we rescue each other in grand and small ways on the Camino.
Read MoreChapter Happenings – Spring 2025
A Spring 2025 compilation of American Pilgrims on the Camino chapter happenings.
Read MoreFilm Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
A review of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a British film adaptation of Rachel Joyce’s novel of the same name. This story is a genuine portrayal of pilgrimage in which the titular character sets off on foot to reach a friend in hospice care. Along the way, we discover that this journey of hope, forgiveness, and love is about so much more than reaching her.
Read MoreWelcome
In this poem, Lisa Morales captures the essence of the Camino tradition of hospitality.
Read MoreThe First Move
A woman who fears rejection sets a Camino intention to make the “first move” to create connections with other pilgrims, leading to lasting friendships with fellow pilgrims.
Read MoreThankful for 542 Smiles on the Camino
When a man transfers photos from his phone, he discovers he has 542 photos of smiling faces he encountered on his ten Caminos. He is grateful for each and every one of the 542 faces and smiles the Camino has given him, and he wonders if some of those people also have a photo of his smiling pilgrim face.
Read MoreRemembering Alessandro
As a mother walks the Camino Primitivo with her son, she fondly remembers those with whom she previously shared the route and cherishes the new memories she is creating with her son.
Read MoreTandem
This poem by Rebecca Ring considers the duality of our human need for both solitude and companionship, on Camino and in life.
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