From the editors

The story of the departure ceremony (15): “Good enough”

Last Saturday was our departure ceremony at sunrise: the pilgrim lauds. This time with a text by Damiaan Messing, the pioneer of the Walk of Wisdom.
10 May 2022/by Redactie Walk of Wisdom

Stories from markers: Annet Kooijmans

Our marker Annet Kooijmans lives right next to our route in Groesbeek (map 7, dot 10).…
29 April 2022/by Rob Van Sprang

Kiza Magendane co-writes Op Weg naar Wisdom

Great news: writer Kiza Magendane is going to walk the Walk of Wisdom and is co-writing our second book of pilgrimage hours On the Way to Wisdom. Kiza writes regularly for NRC-Handelsblad and the Groene Amsterdammer and recently published Met Nederland in therapie (With the Netherlands in therapy).
26 April 2022/by Damiaan Messing

“We are for the Earth”

Every nature lover who follows the news has a lot to deal with: nitrogen, climate...…
16 April 2022/by Damiaan Messing

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

A text recited from the pilgrim's book of hours Seasons of Life
31 March 2022/by Redactie Walk of Wisdom

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…
19 February 2022/by Redactie Walk of Wisdom

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
30 December 2021/by Redactie Walk of Wisdom

We Are Going on the Way to Wisdom

Modern pilgrimage is about the freedom to go your own way. Runners seek that freedom…
16 December 2021/by Damiaan Messing

“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…
12 December 2021/by Manja Bente

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

Every first Saturday of the month, a little after sunrise, our departure ceremony is the…
12 December 2021/by Redactie Walk of Wisdom

A special departure ceremony

Every departure ceremony of the Walk of Wisdom in the Valkhof Chapel, or Nicholas Chapel…
1 December 2021/by Manja Bente

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

On the first Saturday of every month, a little after sunrise, one of our departure ceremonies…
12 October 2021/by Rob Van Sprang