Many of us will not get a chance to make the sort of pilgrimage made famous by the Canterbury Tales. But during the Lenten season - a season of pilgrimage with Christ - I would like to draw your attention to a new venture at America Magazine.
Jesuit Father James Martin narrates the story of Chimayo, known as the Lourdes of America. Father Martin offers the story behind Chimayo and recounts how it has become an important site for pilgrimage. In this Lenten season, perhaps we can be attentive to the pilgrimage we are each invited into - some of us through prayer, some on foot, some in the daily grind of living out the Christian life.
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In just under two months I am going to be walking some of the Camino of St James, starting in Le Puy in France. Probably I consider myself more a 'walker' than a 'pilgrim' but I am not actually sure such definitions are helpful.
I am a 'lapsed' Catholic. I went to Lourdes, as a curious tourist, was surprised by how prayer permeated the place, and had experiences that showed me something about the love of God. Was I then a pilgrim instead of a tourist? Who knows.
I might stumble upon some Catholic bits and pieces as I walk in France, and I hope I am open to what they might teach me. I think I will still prefer to think of myself as a walker, happy to be in the outdoors.
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