Walking the Camino de Santiago
(from my journal) Somewhere Over the Atlantic Easter Monday Less than an hour until we land at Madrid and I make it 6:50AM local time. Managed a few hours of sleep and prayed Lauds. Wide awake now and looking forward to another day of travelling. Madrid Easter Monday It took all of 90 seconds to get through customs and passport […]
» Read more(from my journal) SeaTac Airport Easter Sunday Just finished praying Prime. So far so good. Airport security was a breeze, though I already managed to lose my first pen. I had to fish one out of my pack to write this. Already missing Francine. Last night’s Vigil was wonderful – prayerful and spiritually nourishing. There were a few slip-ups – […]
» Read moreOne year ago today, Easter Sunday it was, I boarded a plane at SeaTac International Airport and flew to Spain. My Easter dinner was at O’Hare in Chicago. Of course it Chicago-style pizza! From here, I took an overnight flight, and arrived on another continent a day later. Yesterday we saw Walking the Camino, a documentary, at The Grand Cinema. […]
» Read moreWe are rapidly approaching the one-year anniversary of our Camino. And, God willing, exactly two years from today we will leave on our next one. In the next month or so, I’ll be posting photos, day by day, of last year’s Camino, with my ruminations on each day a year later. This is not exactly for you, dear reader (though […]
» Read moreWelcome to all those who found my Camino blog via Craig Sailor’s great article in the Tacoma News Tribune! Being a blog, the articles are in backwards order in terms of time, but the Archives link on the left hand side of the page should help you find the oldest posts so you can read them in order. Enjoy! thom
» Read moreYesterday, Francine posted some very good ruminations on her blog about her time on the Camino. She was far more eloquent than I on the experience, and particularly the post-Camino experience. Honestly, after more than half a year, I’m still trying to process it. I haven’t even been able to post and catalogue all my photos yet – although I’ve […]
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Today is the feast of Saint James the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome of Bethsaida, brother of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist. One of the “Sons of Thunder” (Mark 3:17). Santiago. On this day last year, I wrote about what we know of Saint James from scripture and tradition. That was before I had walked 500 miles to […]
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God’s communications with us humans are often subtle. As the Prophet Elijah discovered, the Voice of God is often to be found in the whispering wind (1 Kings 19:11-13). Sometimes, however, God reaches out and whacks us upside the head, either physically or mentally. One such time in the history of the Church is the famous story of my name […]
» Read moreMy post-Camino reintegration proceeds slowly. Today, I got the first seven days of my Camino posted to Flickr and tagged. Day 8 is loaded as well, but I haven’t tagged the photos yet. LINK Enjoy! More to come as I am able.
» Read moreWell, we’re home at Pistachio House. Many thanks to Mel and J for getting us from the airport. Counting the bus, planes, and layovers, that was 36 hours of travel. I reckon I’ve done a 50-hour day today, so a real update will have to wait. Shower and my own bed. It feels good to be home.
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