Hootie the Hoot Owl

Over the past month, as I have walked across Spain on the Camino Francais, I have had a fun friend who has journeyed with me, Hootie the Hoot-Owl.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightRyan KlinckNovember 12, 2019Camino, Ryan Klinck, pilgrimage, Alexander John ShaiaComment

Sellos and Sin

People have been doing this for centuries, even before Christianity. They walk for all sorts of reasons: to heal, to nurture health, some government jobs in Spain even require you to have walked the Camino and earned your Compostela.

One More Step

Day 10: The temperature is just a few degrees above freezing and it rains on and off throughout the day. Sore leg muscles and blisters make this day’s walk more difficult but step by solitary step I progress.

The Sounds of the Camino

We stopped for the night at a place that is built on a river; it used to be a mill so all the outdoor tables and front porch are made of mill stones.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 29, 2019Camino, Alexander John Shaia, Wendi Bernau, pilgrimageComment

From the Camino

Our first walking day was rife with opportunity to deviate from the designated path. After a first village, we approached an opportunity, a decision, a choice.

Walking the Camino: Week 1

We are staying in León at a hotel (in an active Augustinian monastery) in the historic medieval section of the city inside Roman walls. There is a medieval festival going on right outside our monastery walls.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 15, 2019Camino, pilgrimage, Wendi Bernau, Alexander John ShaiaComment