Burgemeester Hubert Bruls, Nijmegen

Mayor of Nijmegen Bruls reflects on pilgrims’ lauds on 5 October

The mayor of Nijmegen, Hubert Bruls, will be the reader of our upcoming pilgrim lauds 'See the sun!' on Saturday 5 October at 8.13 am. The mayor reads a page from our book of hours Seasons of Life, which was published at the opening of our…

“Wake up the birds in your soul”

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Departure ceremony Walk of Wisdom (photo Yolanda van Diepen) At our departure ceremony last Saturday, Marjolein Pieks made her debut with three songs that she wrote especially for the Walk of Wisdom . Marjolein is the city poet of Heumen -…
Weurtse

Het Weurtsche Straatje – only change to the new edition of the route guide

Het Weurtsche Straatje by Paul Smits (Historisch Bewust Beuningen) Our new edition of the route guide is out! It is already the fifth edition in four years and this time in a record edition of 2,000 copies. Does that make the other editions…

Usher in your pilgrimage with our pilgrim lauds

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"You're missing more than you're experiencing..." Every first Saturday, half an hour after sunrise, we read a recital from our Book of Hours: Seasons of Life (Intermedi-Art, 2015). This time, the reader on duty chose a piece by writer…
gerepareerd vogelhuisje, pelgrimsroute Walk of Wisdom

Roadside assistance

repaired birdhouse, (thank you Wim Groos) The Walk of Wisdom exists thanks to the efforts of volunteers and the support of friends and sponsors. A lot of that work happens behind the scenes (literally, too). Think of removing blackberry bushes…
Gerrie Dobbelaer, herfst

Autumn in the Stevenskerk (and other work by Gerry Dobbelaer – until 22 Sept)

Gerry Dobbelaer, autumn The Gelderland artist Gerry Dobbelaer painted four miniatures of the different seasons for our book of hours Seasons of Life . The artist recently turned 80 years old. Until 22 September, she is hosting a retrospective…
Pelgrimsroute Walk of Wisdom

“There used to be four of us” – Stuart and Rita’s Walk of Wisdom

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Walk of Wisdom, Beek As a pioneer of the Walk of Wisdom , I thought I knew in 2015 what pilgrimage is: on the road for days on end, without contact with the supporters, away from your own home. That's what I thought! Four years later, I watched…
Walk of Wisdom Ooijpolder, Yolanda van Diepen

New series of silent walks: the Walk of Wisdom one year around

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Walk of Wisdom Ooijpolder, Yolanda van Diepen On Saturday 28 September we will start with the third "Walk of Wisdom in a year around": a series of guided silent walks in which we walk the Walk of Wisdom in ten stages in a year time. An average…
Walk of Wisdom Lieneke Akkerman

The Walk of Wisdom – a cinematic account by pilgrim Lieneke Akkerman

Lieneke Akkerman from Nijmegen was one of the first pilgrims to register (registration number 35). She recently walked the Walk of Wisdom for a second time and made a scintillating video of her first five days via the GoPro Quik app. To music…