The Faith-Shaking Church
For Americans, visiting Europe has been a rite of passage since well before even Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad. And given the number of significant old…
Spain
“Help? Yes, Please.”
I swung my legs off the top bunk, but as soon as I put weight on my left foot to climb down the ladder, a…
The Prayer of La Faba
“Make sure you stop in the church at O Cebreiro and read the prayer there,” Rick’s e-mail told me. He had gotten ahead of me…
Interview: Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez
Joining us here in studio, from the new film, THE WAY, Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. We are pleased to welcome back to the show,…
Two Days in Portugal
As Hurricane Irene forces her way up the east coast towards my friends in New York City, I find myself inside a cab in sunny…
BH@WYD: Welcome to World Youth Day
The moment I stepped off the bus in Madrid I was surrounded by a whirlwind of languages. There were people from every country dressed in…
Eva, Our Guide (and Other Camino Tales)
Her walk is more of a stride, or a sway, maybe even a dance. The Spanish sun has baked deep lines into her face — not unlovely wrinkles — these are more a map of beauty and years drawn across her gaze.
She has been walking The Way for 14 years and knows the trails and churches of the path like the back of her hand. Her name is Eva — she is our guide on this journey.
What do you do when you’re from a place so many others in the world wish to make a pilgrimage to? Eva was born in Santiago de Compostela some 60 years ago and has been a fan of the Camino ever since she could walk. And walking is what she does best. Formerly an English and Spanish language instructor for children and adults, she now teaches history, botany and spirituality for those she leads on the Way. 
Want to know what year a church along the path was built? Eva knows. What kind of plant is that; is it poisonous; can I eat it? Ask Eva. In the presence of her quick and experienced pace, it is impossible to feel lost in this world even for a moment. Friends, if you are lucky enough as I, to one day travel the Camino, pray you may follow in the footfalls of someone like our Eva.
The Scallop Shell
If you’ve ever been on the Camino, or seen movies about it, or watched Busted Halo® videos about it, or even purchased the Busted Halo®…
What the hell is the Camino, anyway?
For those friends of mine out there reading this, and any other interested seekers, who may not be too familiar with exactly what the Camino…
Happy Birthday, Madre!
Today is my mom’s birthday, but because I’m away on pilgrimage and the time difference, I probably won’t be able to phone her so I…
