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A Guarda Northwards: The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (5)
A Guarda Northwards: The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (5) At 2.30 on the fourth day of this Camino I passed the impressive looking albergue in A Guarda. I decided to carry on walking: I can’t remember why … Continue reading
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Taking Portuguese memories across the border to Spain: The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (4)
Taking Portuguese memories across the border to Spain: The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (4) Portuguese memories: The Last few miles in Portugal. The weather was rough when I awoke in Praia de Âncora after a night of … Continue reading
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Tagged Portugal, Spain Monte Tecla
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One day at a time – The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (2).
One day at a time. – The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (2). Baptism by Ciclogenesis Explosiva The albergue in Marinhas was battered all night by winds and rain. I was so cosy, alone in this big house, … Continue reading
Posted in Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese by the Coast from near Oporto airport., The Camino de Santiago, The Raft of Corks.
Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, Red Cross, VAT
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Walking in Water – The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast.
Walking in Water – The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (1). Gathering storms On February 5th, I arrived on a more than punctual Ryanair flight in Oporto airport, relieved that nobody had questioned my walking stick as … Continue reading
Posted in Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese by the Coast from near Oporto airport., The Camino de Santiago, The Raft of Corks.
Tagged Cabo Silleiro, Total Trust, uk
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Caminho Portuguese por la Costa – Camino to Santiago from Oporto by the Coast – Maps and GPS.
Caminho Portuguese por la Costa – Camino to Santiago from Oporto by the Coast [mapsmarker marker=”22″] Here is the route I followed which is well marked with yellow arrows. Los amigos del Camino have … Continue reading
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Tagged Caminho Portuguese, Google Earth, GPS, Vigo Freixo
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Naïvety for the Nativity
Naïvety for the Nativity. How much Christology, how much Ecclesiology and how much Sacramental Theology did Mary have as she brought Jesus into this world? This Christmas I want to be simple and naïve. This child is born and the … Continue reading
Posted in The Raft of Corks.
Tagged Asia, Copyright Brittany, Evangelii Gaudium, Good News
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Iona Community Prayers on the Camino 3. Peace
Iona Community Prayers on the Camino 3. Peace The Iona Community is a dispersed Christian ecumenical community working for peace and social justice, rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. “Gathered and scattered” is how it sees its members and friends, … Continue reading
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Tagged Colmenar Viejo, Dangerous Moroccan, Iona Community, Morocco
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Camino moments: Meandering themes between Qunitanarraya to Santo Domingo de Silos.
Camino moments: Qunitanarraya to Santo Domingo de Silos. The revival of the Camino de Santiago at the end of the 20th Century has meant that pilgrims today are much less likely to be considered loonies than they were 30 or … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, Manzanares Park, Robert Burns, Santo Domingo
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Rio Tera, a valley of peace on the Camino Sanabrés
Rio Tera, a valley of peace on the Camino Sanabrés On the Camino Sanabrés before entering Galicia, through a labyrinth of mountains, the camino passes through the valley of the Rio Tera and alongside the Embalse de Cernadilla, which has … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Sanabr, Rio Tera, Santa Croya, Santa Marta
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A Pilgrimage of Reconciliation
A Pilgrimage of Reconciliation Divorce What happens to our humanity when a family breaks up, when parents who are no longer able to live together, divorce? What pain is lurking in the hearts of the children? They suffer an agonising … Continue reading
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Tagged Although Ignatius, England, Europe, New World, One Sunday, Open Secret, Portugal, Sacred Heart, Scotland, Spain, Spiritual Exercises, Tony Parson
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