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Thanks Mike I love the image I now have of the Gucci pilgrims! ( still laughing!)
I know things have changed on the Caminos ( when we walked the C del Norte...way back ? 2002? .......we met no other pilgrims until we got the C F) but I cling to the ?outdated? idea of a walking pilgrim carrying...
Thank you Sy and Bradypus for your input. Very interesting research.
World Leprosy Day is tomorrow. Maybe a donation to the work of Lepra might be considered as this disease still affects many people. Lepra is a charity which aims to change "the lives of people affected by disease, poverty...
Now see here.......I am seriously interested in this offer. However it is not clear to me if I get all (25) for only 15€. Or only one. At 15 times 25 they would not be such a bargain....please advise! The parish Evangelising Team here might be interested if I can sell them on.
Maricristina
Re. "I love slippery ground.." My comments are somewhat random.
I read this post by Rebekah and thought that, as so often, she has expressed my own views (and better!). A secular certificate is a good idea.
I have read the "manifesto" and agree with it.
One problem,as I see it, is that of the...
Love that John! I have no Celebret but would love to "try it on" by turning up and concelebrating. As a 73 year old "cradle" Catholic I know just what to say and do with the vestments and on the altar but would they be happy with that since I am a woman? Only joking!
Maricristina
On the subject of the need to carry your own pack.
from maricristina
I am aware that I am asking for a shower of "holier than thou" comments from those who disagree however I am old enough to think my opinion is valid. (Anyway who is NOT holier than me? Answers on a postage stamp please.)
When...
Atheism on the Camno
I find this a difficult topic on which to comment. I have walked many different routes and served as hospitaliera. I have met many pilgrims with different reasons for their journey. I remember one who said to me, "I began a long walk but it became a pilgrimage." This I...
Camino d'Arles
To janeh:- Look on the forum for Camino Aragonese. This is the continuation of the route which begins in Arles and crosses the Pyrenees at the Somport. See the CSJ guide on this route and there is a French guide with maps, "Le Chemin d'Arles".
Marion
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