Milenium en Compostela; 18 voices in the Camino

[Ignacio Franc és]

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 09:58:55 EDT, Rosina Lila <BlaroliaAOL.COM> wrote:

>Hello you all,
>         The University of Santiago announced the publication of a book
>containing interviews with 18 pilgrims.  The book was edited by the
Association of
>Reporters and Scholars of the Camino de Santiago.
>         The reporters conducted interviews with religious, political and
>intellectual pilgrims from various places of origin, including Great
Britain and
>Brasil, and it intends to make known a vision of the actual reality of the
>Santiago pilgrimage.
>The interviewees include an Archbishop, msgr. Julian Barro, a Galician
>intellectual, Francisco Fernando del Riego, the historian Ramon
Izquierdo,  the
>British politician and writer, Michael Portillo,  the President of the
Association
>of Friends of the Camino in Galicia, Anton Pombo, and several others,
>including the hospitalera Pilar Armesto (of the San Xiraldo de Aurillac
albergue
>outside of O Cebreiro), the soccer coach Javier Irureta    and  convicts
and
>jail-keepers of a prison in Madrid.
>         The publication emphasizes the unique role of the Camino as a
medium
>of international, political, religious and cultural communication. It also
>highlights the personal experiences and insights of each of the eighteen
>interviewed pilgrims.
>
>Warm regards,
>Rosina
>
>

Oh, its a pity that Mr Martin Sheen was not interviewed for this book !

:-((((

Ignacio