New series of silent walks
From Sunday 5 February, our new series of ten silent walks will start. Every first Sunday of the month, we walk around the entire 136-kilometre-long Walk of Walk of Wisdom […]
Entries by Damiaan Messing
We Are Going on the Way to Wisdom
Modern pilgrimage is about the freedom to go your own way. Runners seek that freedom wherever there are pilgrimage routes and long-distance trails. To connect with that freedom, Path of […]
10.000 pilgrims
(© Photo: Ger Loeffen)The Walk of Wisdom is inspired by a sense of connection with the planet. As a symbol of that connection, we are working on a pilgrimagetrail in […]
Walk of Wisdom in Buneke
Nice: we are in an English magazine – Buneke. The magazine and the site focus on positive change in the world, on ‘world changers’. Glad we’re part of that… It […]
Every evening on the Walk of Wisdom: the Sunset March
Some places lift you above your own story. The Nijmegen bridge the Oversteek – at the end of our route – is such a place. There, at sunset, 48 pairs […]
The story of the departure ceremony (9): ‘Pilgrimage to Love’.
On the first Saturday of every month, a little after sunrise, one of our departure ceremonies is held: the pilgrim lauds. This month we read a text by Fred Matser […]
Little paradise where the chickens have names
Interview with Nathalie Roovers, owner of a guesthouse for pilgrims near Ravenstein. On Saturday 26 September, Nathalie will lead the seventh silent walk in our series ‘the Walk of Wisdom […]
Landscape contribution: €365 for Stevenskerk
Last Sunday – June 21st, the day of our (fifth!) birthday – we donated €365 to the Stevens Church in Nijmegen. The church is the most popular monument in Nijmegen […]
Annual report 2019: an eventful year
From our newsletter (sign up) Report from a time when travel was still a matter of course: – In 2019, 1,446 pilgrims registered.– The highest number so far, without advertising […]
Spring and pilgrim season in bloom – thanks in part to the Ploegdriever
The registrations as pilgrims are pouring in within the last days. Of course, we don’t know if that’s because of Corona. In any case, this time gives cause for reflection […]