Manja Bente en Damiaan Messing, pioniers van de Walk of WisdomWalk of Wisdom

Walk of Wisdom – a modern pilgrimage

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We have a dream of a worldwide network of national pilgrimage trails connected together by shared values and some basic rites and symbols. A modern pilgrimage independent of a religion. We have written a charter to state our case: Read as…

Consider… the Walk of Wisdom: the start (report by pilgrim Simone Venderbosch, part 1 of 4)

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Text & images: Simone Venderbosch My Walk of Wisdom starts one morning in Nijmegen. At the time, the city was still visibly reeling from the Vierdaagsefeesten. There is a lot of cleaning going on and there are a lot of people busy. After…

A travelogue of the Silence Walk from Nederasselt to Ravenstein

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On August 29, 2020, there was another silent walk in the series 'The Walk of Walk of Wisdom in a year around'. The group walk went from Nederasselt to Ravenstein. Vivian Cremers guided the walk, together with Rob van Sprang. Vivian had picked…

The story of the Departure Ceremony (2): ‘You miss more than you experience’

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Miniature by artist Judith Krebbekx During the Departure Ceremony/Pilgrim's Lauds of the Walk of Wisdom on September 5 in the Stevenskerk in Nijmegen, volunteer Ivan Beemster read a text. From poet Jaap Robben this time. The text for each…

Last minute: guided Walks of Wisdom (not organized by our foundation).

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Have you always had the desire to go on a pilgrimage, but postponed your departure? For example, because you didn't want to go alone. Then you have no excuse now. As an experiment, Annemieke Oost and Jennecke Stradmeijer offer an almost all-inclusive…

Ride for Wisdom: pilgrim Ann Verboven on pilgrimage by bike

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Ann Verboven and two friends decided to cycle the Walk of Wisdom . Ann wrote a wonderful report. DAY 1 Nijmegen-Ooij-Erlecom-Kranenburg-Groesbeek The St Nicholas Chapel in Nijmegen. Round, a circle, people connected. Marieke who touches…

Impression of Juliet, the 5,000th pilgrim

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Julia and her husband Henk walked the Walk of Wisdom in the second half of August. They had a special starter pack: number 5,000. That's why there were all kinds of treats on the way from stops on the route. Last fall, we decided to walk the…