<DIV>You have been a pilgrim all your life. You will die on a Camino. You are certainly not "lesser" than me. Your very title tells me that you have given more to others than I have even contemplated.</DIV>
<DIV>One member is looking for religious houses where she might stay and be sort of "on retreat" in Santiago for a few days. Maybe you could incorporate that into your journey. She will tell you want she has learned if you ask the list, I'm sure.</DIV>
<DIV>Deanna<BR><BR><B><I>"Rev. Gerald Fraser" <mad.monkaCOMCAST.NET></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Dear Pieter and all,<BR><BR>The very title of this thread implies some level of disdain for those who<BR>do don't "tough it out" as as walkers with minimal physical compforts.<BR>They are referred to as "pilgrims of a lesser kind". This saddens me. It<BR>has been my hope for several years to make pilgrimage to Santiago in the<BR>traditional way. Unfortuantely, it appears that my health will no longer<BR>allow that. At first I thought it meant that I could not be a pilgrim,<BR>that is, one on a spiritual journey to a place of spiritual meaning. While<BR>I most probably won't be able to travel the Camino in the preferred way, I<BR>am in the process of redefining what the right way is for me; enduring my<BR>own kind of hardships rather than the traditional ones. I hope that<BR>doesn't disqualify me, or make me a "lesser pilgrim". That is, if God ever<BR>grants me the grace to tr!
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all.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Fr. Gerry Fraser</BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1>
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