Sacred travel
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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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Iran: extraordinary beauty, culture, refinement and hospitality
One of the best holidays of my life — a guided tour of Iran visiting Shiraz,…
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Lithuania – divine mercy, the hill of crosses and great cake
Lithuania — green, sunny, beautiful, and filled with extraordinary cake. The original Divine Mercy painting in…
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My favourite town in Italy
Assisi — my favourite town in Italy, and the most powerful pilgrimage site I have ever…
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Francis of Assisi and the Holy Land
What we owe to St Francis of Assisi in the Holy Land — how his extraordinary…
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Nailing the poverty of St Francis of Assisi to the cross
A meditation on St Francis of Assisi and the spirituality of poverty — inspired by Gerard…
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Pilgrimage Stop: Assisi, Italy
Four days in Assisi with my sister — two holy doors, the incorrupt body of St…
