The following is an excerpt from the Book, “The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker’s Guide to Making Travel Sacred… By Phil Cousineau. A great book and I highly recommend it! “There are four roads,” begins the twelfth-century guidebook The Pilgrim’s Guide, “which, leading to Santiago, converge to form a single road at Puente la Reina…
Don’t you love when you are praying and Our Lord places something on your heart? It’s an amazing feeling which spreads through your body and soul. Today as I was praying, he placed these words on my heart, “slow down and listen” As I looked up bible verses to help me reflect on these words,…
Prayer is one of the most important spiritual exercises for us and may be the most powerful force we possess. We learn from Jesus, who spent whole nights in prayer, and God commands us to do it. It is our way of daily communicating with Him. Clement of Alexandria said, “Prayer is keeping company with…
Something starts to stir within as you walk along the winding road through the Pyrenees making your way to Roncevalles. The 360° views and the sounds of the sheep and cowbells transport you back in time. As you walk you can feel the prayers of all those who have trodden this historical and spiritual path…
Today I was listening to an Audible book “Wisdom of Jesus” by Cynthia Bourgeault, and this story was part of the chapter. I just love the lesson in it. The tale of two monks and a woman is a well-known Buddhist parable. The story goes that two monks were traveling together, a senior and a…
Corrie ten Boom once said that “if the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.” So true. These are two things that will separate you from God, from other people, and from yourself! No matter what age or stage of life, we can fill our lives with busyness. To make time for God…
Jesus, I surrender myself to you! “The one true mark of a saint of God is the inner creativity that flows from being totally surrendered to Jesus Christ. In the life of a saint there is this amazing Well, which is a continual Source of original life. The Spirit of God is a Well of…
The photo above was taken in Nazareth on Easter Sunday in 2019. A moment I will never forget. Fellow pilgrim, Toya and I were walking back from the Church of the Annunciation and enjoying our afternoon stroll through the streets. We were exploring all the nooks and crannies through the Old Town of Nazareth. As…
Things seem a bit crazy right now. I am not sure about you, but it seems everyone I speak to is going through their own trials. Trials due to health, work, money, family and etc… I was just speaking to a small group of women and every one of them was feeling like they were…
“The call of the Camino” is a popular phrase. I started to feel the pull in 2010 when a co-worker mentioned it. At that point, I was only talking about it, really never knowing when it would happen but I was captivated and I started the journey of finding out more. The journey of walking…