El Camino de Santiago: Walking with Saint James (Devotional Day 1)
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El Camino de Santiago: Walking with Saint James (Devotional Day 1)

The Journey Begins When does a pilgrim officially become a pilgrim? Is it the first intentional step out the door in the direction of the final destination? Exiting the airplane in the city where one’s route begins? When you receive your “credencial” (like a pilgrim’s passport) with its very first stamp? Or that very first…

Ending the Epistle, Continuing the Camino to the Kingdom
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Ending the Epistle, Continuing the Camino to the Kingdom

We’ve reached the end of James’ epistle, which extended past our walk to St. James’ Cathedral. The two journeys have complemented each other, El Camino offering examples and nuggets of insight. But both seemed to end rather abruptly. James didn’t have any final greetings or closing prayers as many other epistles do. Santiago de Compostela…

El Camino Reflections: Endurance and Adaptability
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El Camino Reflections: Endurance and Adaptability

Devotional Day 28 As an example, brothers and sisters, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcomes of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and…

El Camino Reflections: Waiting Patiently
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El Camino Reflections: Waiting Patiently

Devotional Day 27 Therefore be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient, strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Do not complain, brothers…

El Camino Reflections: Corruption or Caring
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El Camino Reflections: Corruption or Caring

Devotional Day 26 Come now, you rich people, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver have corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is…

El Camino Reflections: Heading the Right Direction
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El Camino Reflections: Heading the Right Direction

Devotional Day 23 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose, “He jealously desires the Spirit whom He has made to…