My sabbatical is about moral responsibility. While walking the Camino, I think about numerous traits related to the morally responsible person, simplicity, perseverance, hospitality all connect to being responsible. Yet,… Read more

While walking the Camino, I received many gestures of kindness, and witnessed many gestures of kindness. Some deeds of kindness seemed small at the time; however, they had important consequences.… Read more

Listening and talking are daily components of the Camino. The conversations may include lengthy life-stories, or the conversations may comprise only two sentences passing along information. The conversations may last… Read more

No matter what one thinks, nobody can walk the Camino without depending upon the Spanish people and world along the Camino. As I walked the approximately 790 kilometers from St.… Read more

“He’ll Regret It” and “I Need to Find Myself” are words that I heard on the Camino. “He’ll Regret It” captures the occasions of romance on the Camino. “I Need… Read more

Walking 500 miles on the Camino takes me back to basics. After the first day, I became especially aware of what moves me from place to place- my feet. Being… Read more

Being a peregrino on the Camino, I am surrounded by history. For example, since I was ignorant of some features of St. Francis’s life, I did not realize that he… Read more

Centuries ago along Spain’s Camino, there were physical reminders of the Christian perspectives. A peregrino would walk past churches and cathedrals, stone crucifixes marking crossroads or town squares, past nuns,… Read more