The previous series of Postcards from the Camino was a commentary on past experiences. In contrast, this will be live, and what is to come is unknown, but that has always been exactly the experience of the pilgrim. For the next two weeks, Gareth Thomas will post articles from the Camino de Levante with some reflections on Laudato Si’, and we shall take it as it comes. There is no plan, except for these two weeks; and possibly to continue later next year, in the double Compostela Holy Year (2021-22) and arrive at the shrine of the Apostle later. But one step at a time.
[Filed 2 October 2021 from the Madrid-Alicante train!] The traditional goal for the Catholic pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela, particularly in a Holy Year, is to visit the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great and gain the indulgences...
I originally set out to continue walking the Camino de Levante because it is the route that starts from my home province in southeast Spain. I wanted to connect home with the shrine of Saint James during this Xacobeo—the Compostela...
[Editor’s note: I was surprised when I awoke this morning with an email from Spain, sent to me by the author from a breakfast bar in El Toboso. So enjoy this bonus letter from the Camino. The next episode will...
This and the next article are coming ‘live’ from the Camino de Santiago during the Compostela Holy Year, as I walk for two weeks across La Mancha to Toledo and possibly as far as Avila. As always on the Camino,...
Everything feels wrong in the hermitage. Apart from the donkeys. They remain the same, with their usual routine and their daily needs, but above all they contribute their sane equine stoicism. They are very calm, centered animals: just what you...
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