After a series of disappointments starts to cloud her second Camino experience, a pilgrim dreams one night of a seemingly perfect pilgrimage where everything goes to plan. And yet, upon arrival in Santiago, her dream-self feels empty. Her subconscious seems to recognize that overcoming challenges along the way is what contributes to a sense of exhilaration in the end, changing her outlook for the rest of her journey.
A review of Blaine Rada’s, From Sore Soles to a Soaring Soul, a memoir about a man who walks the Camino de Santiago from St. Jean Pied de Port in a tight four weeks. Despite his fast pace, Rada still manages to walk with intentionality and finds himself embracing the unknown and engaging in unforeseen challenges.
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.
An hospitalera recounts her experience of serving at Albergue de Peregrinos Siervas de María in Astorga, Spain, in August 2024.
A review of Stephen Towles’s Camino memoir “Heaven is Walking the Camino de Santiago.” Review by Jerald Stroebele.
The subtle voice that compelled a pilgrim to “Look up” and take in the views along her Camino, is, back home, the thunderclap that reminds her to “Look up” and not miss the miraculously full life surrounding her.
Letter from American Pilgrims on the Camino Board Chair Joe Curro, Autumn 2023.