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  • 203. Santarem’s Cathedral with a Twist

    Historically, the Hebrew and Christian scriptures have been interpreted as supporting patriarchy. This dominant interpretive reading has the effect of overlooking passages that stress gender equality as well as passages… Read more

  • 202. The First Few Days after Lisbon

    The days start lovely; the days end with me shaking my head! Such are the first few days beyond Lisbon. The Portuguese Camino begins at the Church of Santiago, or… Read more

  • 201. Lisbon

    I am surprised in a wonderful way! Having never visited Lisbon, I find that the city is delightful. Since my lodging is close to the Cathedral, I am perched high… Read more

  • 200. Walking the Camino Portuguese

    I am planning another Camino, the Camino Portuguese. I’ll be walking from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela, almost 400 miles. Here is some history and legend associated with the Camino… Read more

  • 97. Memorials of Ypres

    My paternal grandfather was a bookbinder. As a young kid, I remember leafing through two volumes of World War I photos. Besides parades sending young men to war, the training… Read more

  • 96. Hanging Around the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

      I visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre whenever I’m in the neighborhood. I know that sounds strange, but I like seeing the building and the visitors at various… Read more

  • 95. Christians in the Streets

    As a traveler to Jerusalem, I spend an inordinate amount of time in churches. However, since I’ve been here for two different Holy Weeks this year because western and eastern… Read more

  • 94. Protestant Jerusalems

      I find fascinating Jerusalems different “sacred geographies.” Jewish, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, and Christian Protestant have overlapping “sacred geographies.” At times there are similarities. Jews pray at the… Read more

  • 93. Muslims’ Jerusalems

    Like Jews and Christians, there are various Muslim Jerusalems. While Jerusalem’s 900,000 residents are primarily Jewish, the Old City is over 75% Muslim with some 28,000 Muslims. Their shops may… Read more

  • 92. Eastern Orthodoxy’s Jerusalems

    Being an Atlantan mainstream Protestant , I’m not use to the variety of Chalcedonian (Greek and Russian) and non-Chalcedonian Christians, or sometimes referred to as the Oriental Christians( Armenian, Syriac,… Read more

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