The Way Is Made By Walking: How Travel Can Guide You on Your Journey
I have been a traveler for as long as I can remember. I’ve filled up my fair share of National Parks passports and US Passports alike over my nearly three decades on this planet, but the journeys that...
View ArticleHave You Forgotten How to Fly? (an invitation to journey from Robin Williams)
image source Like the rest of the world, I’ve been deeply saddened by the recent death of Robin Williams, and have felt compelled to memorialize him in some way. Last Monday after hearing about his...
View ArticleMonday Musings: The Art of Pilgrimage
I’ve got pilgrimage on the brain this week as I prepare for my journey to Ireland! I’ll be holding Phil Cousineau’s words from The Art of Pilgrimage close as I begin my Sacred journey. GO FURTHER… You...
View ArticleI don’t Feel Prepared, and That’s Okay (Walking the Camino: Take 2)
I just dropped my husband Kyle off at the airport. He’s walking the Camino de Santiago—for real this time. Here are his final thoughts upon departure, and he plans on sharing new discoveries and...
View ArticleMonday Musings: The Invitation of Pilgrimage
I’m heading home today from my pilgrimage (with Christine Valters Paintner!) and am ready to release myself into the current of life. (Release just so happens to be my word for 2015 after all!) GO...
View ArticleThe Soul of a Pilgrim: A Peek into Christine Valters Paintner’s New Book!
This post is by Christine Valters Paintner, Online Abbess of Abbey of the Arts and a good friend of A Sacred Journey. I told Christine about my love for pilgrimage the first time we met, and since then...
View ArticleThe Mystical Backpacker (an interview + giveaway!)
Today I’m excited to welcome Hannah Papp to the blog, author of the recently released book, The Mystical Backpacker. As a fellow seeker and traveler, I knew Hannah would be a great fit for this...
View ArticleJourney Book Club Discussion: “The Soul of a Pilgrim” (+ a special guest!)
And we’re back! After a blog break in June, things are back into full swing here at asacredjourney.net! We’re starting things off with a Journey Book Club discussion of our June selection—The Soul of a...
View ArticleHow Your Journey is the Pilgrim’s Journey
Since we’ve been reading a fictional account of pilgrimage this month in the Journey Book Club (discussion this Friday here on the blog!), I thought it would be nice to republish this old post on...
View ArticleJourney Book Club Discussion: “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”
Of the many covers this book has been given, I think I like this one best because of those old boating shoes of Harold’s. Can you imagine walking that far in them? I don’t know what your opinion is,...
View Article5 Ways to Turn Your Ordinary Trip into a Pilgrimage (+ a FREE pocket guide...
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is nearly here! I know, I know—you didn’t get that pilgrimage on the calendar that you were hoping for, but you do have that family trip to the beach...
View ArticleThe Way Is Made By Walking: How Travel Can Guide You on Your Journey
This post was originally published on Leigh Kramer’s blog in 2014. Since I’m leading a pilgrimage to Iona next March and am inviting you to join me, I thought it would be the perfect time to bring the...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Go on Pilgrimage When…
Over the past two weeks I’ve been talking a lot about my upcoming Pilgrimage to Iona and inviting you to join me. But if you’ve never been on pilgrimage before, you might not know much about the...
View ArticleThe Pilgrim’s Call to Welcome the Stranger
“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….” These are the words of Jesus (Matthew 25:35), and yet in light of recent events,...
View ArticleHow to Use The Pilgrim’s Compass (+ Compass Cues in the Journey Shop!)
Do you ever find yourself uprooted, disconnected, and in need of direction? Throughout time, wisdom traditions have told us that if we’re looking for guidance and Sacred connection, we only need to...
View ArticleWho are your journey guides? (+ new “guidebook” in the Journey Shop!)
It’s been nearly three years since my introduction to Richard Rohr. (I know, I was late to the game, but so was Oprah.) Apart from his Enneagram work, my first exposure to Richard Rohr was his slender...
View ArticleThe Journey Guide is FINALLY Here! (+ a one-of-a-kind giveaway)
Summer’s nearly here! Do you have any meaningful journeys planned? We’ve been counting down for the last month with travel-themed posts on the blog and new releases in the Journey Shop, and the day is...
View ArticleArmchair Pilgrimage: 10 Travel Memoirs for Summer Reading
Now that the Journey Guide has launched, it’s time to tend to my own journey. I’ll be laying low this summer on the blog and social media so I can do some dreaming and scheming about what’s next for A...
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