A Gift of Time: A Father and Son Camino
A father and son share priceless time together on three Caminos and deepen their relationship along the way.
Read MoreReturning Empty Handed, Forever Changed
In the tektite piece he leaves at the Cruz de Ferro, a pilgrim finds a fitting metaphor for the pilgrim experience.
Read MoreWalking the Via Turonensis from Paris to Chartres
A pilgrim provides a synopsis of his 70-mile trek on the lesser-traveled Via Turonensis from Paris to La Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres in France.
Read MoreSo Long Santiago
In this poem, Rebecca Conrow-Bayles recognizes that in bidding farewell so soon after arriving in the city long-sought by pilgrims, that her Camino continues for as long as the journey takes.
Read MoreUnwind Camino Time
In these song lyrics set to the tune of Glen Campbell’s “Gentle on My Mind,” Robert Bain writes of the pilgrim’s journey after spiraling inward toward a destination, back outward on a return journey home as we unwind from Camino time.
Read MoreBook Review: An Atheist on Pilgrimage
Jerald Stroebele reviews Leonard Vance’s An Atheist on Pilgrimage: Tales of Humanity from the Camino de Santiago. Stroebele calls it a “beautifully written, entertaining, and informative” memoir about a man’s adventures along the Caminos Via Serrana, Via de la Plata and Sanabrés. The details an observant Vance provides might also make this an ersatz guidebook to these lesser-traveled Camino routes.
Read MoreMy Friend’s Camino Gift to Me
Two friends embark on a Camino together. When one abruptly ends his Camino and heads home, the other feels hurt and confused but forges ahead on a solo journey. When the solo pilgrim returns home and reconnects with his friend, he learns the surprisingly generous reason behind his friend’s rash decision.
Read MoreTime as Currency: How Do You Spend Yours?
On Camino, a busy executive, community leader, friend, wife, and mom, who devoutly worshiped at the altar of busy-ness, receives the gift of clarity about time. Back home, she now gives reverence to the blank spaces on her calendar and is more intentional about how she spends that most precious resource—time.
Read MoreTranscending Generations
Shortly after the death of his father, with whom he had a complicated relationship, a man embarks on Camino with his own son. Along the way, they engage in heartfelt conversations and experience a deepening connection founded on mutual respect and affection, helping him find a new appreciation for the nature of father-son relationships.
Read MoreAmbassador of Spain Accepts Invitation to Serve as Honorary Patron
Spain’s Ambassador to the United States H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau accepted an invitation to serve as the first honorary patron of American Pilgrims on the Camino.
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