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Jaap Robben: “You miss more than you experience” (departure ceremony after sunrise)

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At our departure ceremony after sunrise at the beginning of this month, Monica Boschman read a text by Jaap Robben, which he wrote for our first book of hours Seasons of Life. "You're missing out on more than you're experiencing." "You're…
Janneke van Dijk alias Goudreinet

Goudreinet writes new song for our pilgrimage tradition

How nice: we have an extra farewell song for our departure ceremony for pilgrims. It was written by Goudreinet, the alias of Janneke van Dijk. New music The Walk of Wisdom has only been around for eight years as a pilgrimage tradition.…
Stevenspedel Manja bij onze pelgrimslauden

Pilgrim’s lauds: No road runs from then to now?

This Saturday is our departure ceremony at sunrise: the pilgrim's lauds. We walk in silence through the abandoned Stevens Church in Nijmegen and listen to a lecture from Seasons of Life: a contemporary book of hours and pilgrims. With this…
Op weg naar wijsheid - omslag

Our new Book of Hours is out! (first chapter)

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On a wave of warm interest, the first chapter of our new Book of Hours was published: On the Way to Wisdom.
Stevenspedel bij onze pelgrimslauden

The story of the departure ceremony (16): ‘Biomimicry’

Stevenspedel at our pilgrim lauds Every first Saturday of the month we organize a departure ceremony at sunrise: the pilgrim lauds. We then make a silent tour through the abandoned Stevens Church in Nijmegen, our starting and ending point.…
Vertrekceremonie bij zonsopgang

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.

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 (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…

The Story of the Departure Ceremony (1): ‘Gratitude’

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Last Saturday, during the Departure Ceremony at sunrise of the Walk of Wisdom , Sytske Zwart read a text from the book 'Seasons of Life', a contemporary book of hours and pilgrims. It was the text 'Gratitude', written by Paul van Tongeren,…

“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 -…