Christiane Berkvens-Stevelinck

preacher of Charity: in memoriam Christiane Berkvens-Stevelinck

"A sea of dreams raged in me" - these words were included in the obituary of our ambassador of the first hour Christiane Berkvens-Stevelinck. Before the opening of the route, Christiane wrote a contribution to our contemporary book of hours…

It’s Time to Listen to Yourself – Interview

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The art of living is nothing other than taking advantage of the people we suffer from. Marcel Proust. Pain, suffering, adversity - those who experience it usually want to get rid of it as soon as possible. But you can also grow from it as…

“She is her feet, she is the railway” (Dineke sings The Pilgrim)

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Dineke de Velde Harsenhorst has sung her beautiful song The Pilgrim many times at ceremonies and other gatherings of the Walk of Wisdom. Leonie van den Schoor of Stuk Producties made a recording of it at a few beautiful places along the route.…

And again a whole bunch of pilgrims set off

Maar liefst zestien pelgrims (en één lieve hond) verzamelden zich vanmorgen bij het beeld van Mariken van Nieumeghen op de Grote Markt in Nijmegen. Ze liepen samen naar de Valkhofkapel voor de Vertrekceremonie van de Walk of Wisdom. Starten…

“Man walks the path he has to take in his life” (artists Huub and Adelheid Kortekaas)

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Every pilgrim who registers will receive a steel pin of the symbol of the route in the starter pack. It's called 'Pilgrim' and the artist duo Huub and Adelheid Kortekaas designed it. The special symbol is also used as a route marker. "The design…

Beautiful article in magazine full sentence about ‘Modern pilgrimage route without destination’

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"The word 'pilgrim' comes from 'peregrinus' which means stranger. As a pilgrim, you consciously put yourself in a position where you are not at home, you distance yourself from the fixed structure in your life. And then you discover that the…

“Singing, humming or simply quietly satisfied, I continue on unknown paths” (Jozien Wijnakker, pilgrim 1700)

In August I read about the Walk of Wisdom in the Gelderlander. Immediately I knew; I'm going to walk it someday. When I was 16 I participated in the Pax Christi Walk around Den Bosch for the first time. Then singing: "Go on, go on... in October. When…
Anja Strik

Connecting people who are contemplative on the road

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Een impressie van Anja Strik Aansluiting vinden met respect voor de eigen maat. Dat blijkt de rode draad te zijn van de zesde stiltewandeling in de reeks ‘De Walk of Wisdom in een jaar rond’. De wandeling was afgelopen weekend, op zondag…

Two thousandth starter pack has been sent

The 2,000th Start Pack of the Walk of Wisdom is out the door! Ineke from Mook received it. The first pilgrims left in the summer of 2015. Because of all the great publicity we get, the number of pilgrims is increasing rapidly.