Sacred travel
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35,000 words… not
A picture is worth a thousand words — and these are worth thirty-five thousand. A photo…
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Some inspiring pilgrims
A carefully curated selection of inspiring and uplifting videos about pilgrimage and sacred travel: The extraordinary…
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More inspiring pilgrims
Looking for a more intentional, spiritually rich pilgrimage? This post recommends five deeply loved books on…
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The lovely town of Yamaguchi
Following St Francis Xavier to Yamaguchi — the quiet city where he preached in the streets,…
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There is a gift in Kagoshima
Following St Francis Xavier to Kagoshima — where he made landfall on 15 August 1549, the…
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The holiest place in Samarkand
Shakhi-Zindi — the holiest site in Samarkand, a necropolis of staggering beauty that brought me to…
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To be in Samarkand
To be in Samarkand — the Mirror of the World, the Jewel of Islam, the Centre…
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My introduction to Tashkent
First impressions of Tashkent — a city still finding its feet after Soviet rule, with bare…
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Why are you going to Uzbekistan?
Why Uzbekistan? Because a decade ago I saw an image of Shakhi-Zindi necropolis and could not…
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Ending the old and beginning the new with St Francis
New Year in Assisi — a fourth pilgrimage to my spiritual home, deepening connections with St…
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