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  1. cathietherese

    Belgian pilgrim died on the Camino.

    So sorry for this loss of a dear pilgrim. Condolences to his loved ones.🙏💜
  2. cathietherese

    Heat is back…

    Buen Camino Isabel. ❤️We follow you at the end of this month.
  3. cathietherese

    The Camino Isn’t A Pilgrimage Anymore

    Such a good question @VNwalking: ‘And what do I want to sow’. Thank you for that. You know it seems this topic is on the one hand, posing an individual lens question about a large body of participants headed to Santiago on the pilgrimage routes. And on the other, it is considering whether this...
  4. cathietherese

    I have lost myself

    Dear Matt Thank you for your honest reflection on the ongoing transition of your reintegration post Camino. While it’s tough now, take heart that the process will be fluid and ever changing, even when feeling stuck. It’s a helluva paradox for many of us pilgrims. Ten years on from my first...
  5. cathietherese

    The 'Beggar' pilgrim at Pamplona.

    There is such wisdom on this thread. Thank you for the heartwarming accounts. There have been instances when I have given money or other forms of assistance when maybe the person might have been ripping me off. In other words, disguised to look older, injured or so forth. In these moments, I...
  6. cathietherese

    What was the thing you were most happy to lose on the Camino?

    I would like to say I lost the habit of making assumptions about other people on the Camino. I didn't. However, at least now when I make them I get to remember how the Camino gave me so many lessons about how wrong assumptions can be. For instance, a woman walking ahead of me appeared to be...
  7. cathietherese

    Camino de Santiago based Bachelor Thesis

    Hi Anna, Submitted. Good luck with your thesis writing. Catherine
  8. cathietherese

    While Waiting to Walk - What are you doing?

    This is a great thread! It's heartening to read what everyone has been up to, and feel part of our pilgrim community on the forum. Tim (hubby in the photo) and me amuse ourselves on the weekends window shopping (and too often shopping) for super lightweight gear for when we can walk the Camino...
  9. cathietherese

    The Solace of Memory

    "As always it was lovely. The service was held in the ancient Romanesque church (wonderfully heated!!) in front of the magnificent silvered sculpture of the Virgin. Three monks assisted and called me by name to stand with them at the altar." Margaret, Thank you so much for reminding us how...
  10. cathietherese

    One Day at a time, One Photo at a Time (Part 3)

    Sometimes the light on the Camino is almost surreal. When I do an overview of our photos I notice how many have delicate threads of mist there are in the most physically demanding places. For instance, this one here was taken last year at the top of a huge climb on the Via Podiensis. Tim was...
  11. cathietherese

    Superstition in France?

    Good noticing! I loved walking the Via Podiensis and want to return - you know when we can and all that.xo
  12. cathietherese

    News Related to the Future of Credencials

    ‘The incorporation of this digital certificate will not mean the disappearance of the credential on paper. In fact, any pilgrim who wishes can continue to use the traditional Credential and collect the stamps that certify their passage through the different stages of the Camino.‘ That’s good...
  13. cathietherese

    To anyone thinking of travelling from UK to Spain

    Haha! @VNwalking that's the one. I needed gumboots last year walking out of Le Puy for a moment there, until it became really hot. In fact Tim and I joked about whether we had landed out the back of Taihape when we landed at Le Puy. It must be the volcanic plateau connection. Where are you now...
  14. cathietherese

    To anyone thinking of travelling from UK to Spain

    Yes, windy Welly. I live in the Southern Lakes in Wanaka now but I grew up with Wellington as my 'big town', especially compared to the lovely little town I was born in called Taihape. When :) you bring hubby back remember where Tim and I are, we always love meeting other pilgrims.xo
  15. cathietherese

    To anyone thinking of travelling from UK to Spain

    So cool! Thank you @domigee. Wellington is such a lovely city, especially since the waterfront became such a welcoming space for people to enjoy together. I hope you had the best time there and maybe 'when the world comes back' you might get to enjoy it all over again?
  16. cathietherese

    To anyone thinking of travelling from UK to Spain

    Sorry to hear you had such an unnerving experience @domigee . I would have been feeling very unsettled in that situation too. It's very brave of you to post such an honest account so other people know what they might be 'in for' taking a flight at this time. Take care and Kia Kaha (stay strong)...
  17. cathietherese

    The mystical and unexplained....

    Thank you for this thread. . I agree mysticall threads are replete in the everyday and when I revisited my blog I see I picked up on what others have mentioned here way back then, insofar as the whole Camino is mystical. That said, I did have a few experiences that were stand out, particularly...
  18. cathietherese

    Camino Statues - Still Searching

    Hi Robo, These are beautiful examples. @ivar I wonder if this is a good opportunity for a new forum provision for contemporary Spanish sculptors/artists to offer their skills? I would also love to locate Camino statues of the Virgin, Mary Magdalene, and other female saints/representations along...
  19. cathietherese

    Survey from Grañón

    Done, with pleasure. Thank you for the opportunity and for being you.
  20. cathietherese

    Post-Camino Callings

    Thank you Priscilla, and everyone who has posted on this thread. Priscilla, yours and Rebekah's comments about the New Monastic movement really interest me. Consequently, I checked out New Monasticism as Rebekah recommended, which led me to Bernadette Flanagan and other scholar's work on new...

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