Month: June 2018
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What’s a queer ex-Catholic doing on the Camino de Santiago?
We’ve just finished a communal dinner at a volunteer-run hostel in a small village in Spain. Our hosts are volunteers from the Netherlands who welcome new pilgrims every day. We are walking the Camino de Santiago, an ancient 800 km pilgrimage across northern Spain. It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages in the…
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A kinder, gentler start to the Camino de Santiago
The Camino de Santiago is 800km long pilgrimage through northern Spain. It takes most people 30-35 days to complete. That’s 20-30 km of walking every day. There is no right or wrong way to walk the Camino. Some people walk every step in one trip. Some people walk it in pieces over many years. Some…
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Vipassana meditation: 10 days of misery that left me at peace
“Students say that this course is the toughest endeavor of their life.” I scan this line in my email over and over again. I am hoping my plans will become less frightening. It’s not working. In a few hours, I am heading off to a 10 day vipassana meditation course. The rules are strict. For…
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