Day 55b of Walking Out of the World. The last full day of walking on the Chemin Saint-Jacques in France, and our two pilgrims, now recovered from their hangovers after coming first and second in the pilgrim beer-drinking contest in Saint-Palais, excommunicate each other. (Previous post: Day 55a Saint-Palais to Ostabat.) I shall begin this … More Ostabat to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Day 54 of Walking Out of the World. A further sighting of the 15th century Worcester pilgrim and a challenging discussion about Catholic morals, in which the ‘libtard’ napalms the ‘traddy’ in the cause of Church unity. (Previous post: Dax to Sorde l’Abbaye.) “Sorde was a magnificent Benedictine abbey, fortified, rich and kind to pilgrims. … More Sorde l’Abbaye to Saint-Palais
Day 45 of Walking Out of the World brings us to the last day’s walk on the GR655 to Mirambeau where the Via Turonensis guide book ends. The mystery of the 15th century pilgrim deepens, the French pilgrim gets sick and the wet weather gets worse. We pray to Saint Médard for better weather, and … More Pons to Mirambeau
Day 44 of Walking Out of the World: walking the last stages of the Via Turonensis with 15th and 21st century company. Pons is exactly half way from Worcester to Compostela on this route. (Previous post: Day 43 Saint-Jean d’Angely to Saintes.) In the pilgrim refuge at Saintes, I awoke early to find that the Worcester … More Saintes to Pons
Day 43 of Walking Out of the World in the Jacobean Holy Year of 2021. It the time to return to that question about vocation, now helped by meeting the Worcester Pilgrim. Then suddenly I am walking alongside another pilgrim companion and the conversation changes again. (Previous post: Day 42, The Holy Year 2021 Met … More Saint-Jean d’Angely to Saintes
Equus Asinus 