Several years ago, amidst a busy career in education, I decided to do something that would profoundly shift my perspective. My husband and I embarked on a self-guided walk in the lesser-traveled ...

When Loni Philbrick-Linzmeyer decided to walk the Camino de Santiago, she was adamant this was something she had to do alone. It was 2013. Loni was a 29-year-old Californian school teacher who was “at ...

Everything feels new enough to demand attention. After that point, something changes. The route doesn’t suddenly become easier or deeper, but different things start to matter. What felt important at ...

Andrew McCarthy, right, walked Spain's Camino de Santiago with his son, Sam McCarthy, left. The elder McCarthy has authored a book, "Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across ...

Planning your Camino de Santiago trip involves quite a few considerations, but perhaps one of the most important is when to do it. Different times of the year will significantly impact your experience ...

Pilgrims can choose an optional route when walking the Camino de Santiago Portugués Central. It's called the Variante Espiritual (Spiritual Variant in English) route. I walked it in August 2024, and ...

Archbishop Paul Coakley and Bishops James Conley and James Wall share highlights from their recent experience on El Camino de Santiago in Spain — the fifth time for two of them — and their ...

This is the third time I have walked the Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrimage path crisscrossing Europe. When I need to take time out from my daily routine, or when it is time to reflect on my ...