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“We are for the Earth”

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Every nature lover who follows the news has a lot to deal with: nitrogen, climate... the depressing tune! However, there are also optimists among the green people. Who don't talk about doom and fragility of nature. For example, I like…
Pelgrimsgetijdenboek - Patricia vd Camp

The story of the departure ceremony (14): ‘At the speed of the seasons’

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A text recited from the pilgrim's book of hours Seasons of Life

The story of the departure ceremony (13): “Other people’s eyes”

About the distance between then and now The Cloud by Gea Karhof, a miniature in our first pilgrim book of hours Seasons of Life "One of the most fundamental – and perhaps one of the most frustrating – limitations of human beings is…

Pilgrims on the big screen: Ode to the Camino!

Pilgrims on the big screen - an ode to the pilgrimage route the camino to Santiago de Compostela
Walk of Wisdom good bye ceremony St Nicolaaskapel

We Are Going on the Way to Wisdom

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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 Your Own Wisdom was our subtitle for years. But is…

“This book is not facebook: you can put everything in here”

Halfway along the route is a beautiful chapel. Not the most beautiful part of the route, but that chapel works wonders. You can take shelter from the rain and from the sun. You can eat your sandwich or drink your own coffee or tea. There…

The story of the departure ceremony (12): ‘Turn around’

Every first Saturday of the month, a little after sunrise, our departure ceremony is the pilgrim lauds. In the deserted twilight of the Stevens Church in Nijmegen, we walk to a special edition of our first pilgrim book of hours, Seasons of…

A special departure ceremony

Every departure ceremony of the Walk of Wisdom in the Valkhof Chapel, or Nicholas Chapel , is special. Every pilgrim has a different intention to leave and to share that with each other makes it a special, intimate moment. No ceremony is…

The story of the departure ceremony (11): ‘Balance’.

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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 from our pilgrim book of hours Seasons of Life a text by Job Cohen, vformer mayor of Amsterdam and…

The story of the departure ceremony (10): ‘truth and reconciliation’.

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 from our pilgrim book of hours Seasons of Life by Daan Bronkhorst, in-house writer of Amnesty…