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  1. Deacon Jason

    Old Pilgrim " badges "

    I wonder if, in a few centuries, some of our patches, buttons and other sundry pilgrim swag will make it into the museums of our remote descendants and what they will think of us!
  2. Deacon Jason

    Prayers for those affected by earthquakes in Italy

    One might send prayers along with material support...I have personally found both to be quite useful.
  3. Deacon Jason

    Available in Ireland

    I would be willing to take that dare!
  4. Deacon Jason

    If We Had a Traveling Musician....

    I would like the monks from Santo Domingo de Silos to walk in formation around me singing Latin plainchant hymns. It's my dream not yours so don't judge! ;)
  5. Deacon Jason

    Available in Ireland

    Having not grown up with much seafood (my mother was deathly allergic), I have successfully avoided pulpo up to this point in my life. I am *almost* resolved to give it a go when I get to Spain, though. Maybe somewhere I can find it fried it in batter so I can't see the suckers... :eek:
  6. Deacon Jason

    Modesty on the Camino

    I think you are right on the mark. He had a habit, apparently, in Argentina of walking around in his simple priest's cassock and shoes with holes in the bottom (he was too busy to worry about them). Grace+Peace -Jason
  7. Deacon Jason

    Modesty on the Camino

    The more relevant question for the Camino is: if the Holy Father was walking the CF, would he wear red waterproof hiking boots or red ventilated sandals? Would he don a liturgically colored rain jacket, a chasuble-like Altus or use the umbrellino?:p
  8. Deacon Jason

    Rules and Standards on the Camino: Do they exist? Should they?

    I think that, instead of additional hard-and-fast rules, the answer is to promote a 'pilgrim ethic', with principles that help people best experience the pilgrimage. For example, "pilgrims shouldn't use smartphones and iPads" is a (dogmatic and impractical) rule. However, "a 'pilgrim should try...
  9. Deacon Jason

    Fire Risk

    As part of the California contingent, I second all of the good advice above. Brush fires are fast and unpredictable -- I am currently living under the smoke cloud of a brush fire that started Friday in the local mountains and has now engulfed 33,000 acres. There are still 3000 firefighters...
  10. Deacon Jason

    Peaceloving American...

    Even inside the US, the 'state stereotypes' are strong... after high-school one of my best friends moved to Dallas. He got so tired of people asking "You're from California? So you know how to surf?" that he started responding "yep, how do you think I got here?"
  11. Deacon Jason

    Peaceloving American...

    That was part of my rationale for carrying a California seal on my backpack...since people in the US are citizens both of the nation and of their individual state, claiming to be a Californian is both true and more descriptive. -Jason
  12. Deacon Jason

    Peaceloving American...

    I would add that, for better or worse, "Americans" is what we all actually call each other here in the US when we refer to our collective nationality. It is the demonym for ourselves that we've learned since we were little children and we don't have any intention of 'claiming' the rest of two...
  13. Deacon Jason

    Peaceloving American...

    As a fellow peace loving American, I wondered the same thing...the summary of my previous searches on the forum is that some people wear a small flag patch (as pilgrims from many nations do) and have had no issues. Others have chosen not to. It is truly unfortunate that such a question is...
  14. Deacon Jason

    Heat? Who said heat?

    43c here in the Mojave Desert...but it's a 'dry heat' so no problem. :cool: 52 days until departure and counting...
  15. Deacon Jason

    Fiesta Nacional in Madrid

    I will definitely do that...I was originally scheduled to arrive in Madrid on the 12th (for an early flight home in the 13th), but I already extended my hotel reservation to arrive the day before for exactly that reason.
  16. Deacon Jason

    Has anyone had a haircut on the Camino?

    Random general haircut question (having never had a haircut or beard trim outside the US): are the sizes of the clipper guards the same internationally? For instance if I ask for "#2" on the back and sides as I do at home will I get a similar result? Just curious really, though a visit to a...
  17. Deacon Jason

    Fiesta Nacional in Madrid

    I just discovered I will be in Madrid during the Fiesta National /Dia de Hispanidad after my Camino...I hadn't realized that Oct. 12 was a national holiday in Spain (it's counterpart here in the U.S., Columbus Day, is part of the reason I'm going when I am--one less day of vacation time I have...
  18. Deacon Jason

    Prayers please

    Requiem in aeternam dona Ivan, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace.
  19. Deacon Jason

    A Buddhist monk's blog on walking in England

    As a practical post-script: I was also quite interested in the description of using breathing techniques to remain mindful to overcome the difficulties of walking. Many people are not aware that this kind of practice is something that exists not only in eastern religious traditions, but also in...
  20. Deacon Jason

    A Buddhist monk's blog on walking in England

    Thank you, @Bradypus! After intending to simply 'give it a quick look', I ended up engrossed in the story of Ajahn's journey. As he says, everyone will read it differently...according to their own experiences...and I certainly experienced that myself. I particularly appreciated his own...

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