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As I get ready for my first El Camino in May and June of this year, I need some help from the wise women of the forum.
Undergarments--
What sort of bra did you wear? I'm thinking a lightweight sports bra. And I certainly hope you don't have to buy the expensive, high-tech, super-duper...
The recent posts on self-righteous, judgmental pilgrims reminds me of some important wisdom from Celtic Christianity. Celtic Christianity valued pilgrimage as a spiritual exercise. Indeed, there were monks who became "peregrinati" which meant more or less permanent pilgrims who felt called to...
I read with interest Caminando's post about feeling something powerful on his first Camino that hasn't been duplicated on subsequent pilgrimages. I make my first El Camino this May, so I can't speak to the Camino experience, but it did remind me of when I first went to the cathedral at Chartres...
I like this spiritual packing list a lot--and it won't add a single gram to your pack!
A Pilgrim’s Suitcase Psalm
Edward Hays
O God of departures, Holy One of the Exodus,
Spirit Guardian of all roads and routes,
I am about to depart on a new adventure in life,
and my bags are packed with both...
This is a fascinating interview with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez that gives some background about the movie, and Sheen's own faith.
http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movi ... index.html
If this doesn't come through as a hyperlink, you can go to salon.com and search for Martin Sheen to...
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