Edward Sellner writes that "pilgrimage is often a search for answers to serious questions in a person's life. It may be a quest for healing or spiritual guidance" (Pilgrimage: Exploring a Great Spiritual Practice (Notre Dame, In: Sorin Books, 2004, p.104).
I offer you this article describing my own story of my first pilgrimage to Ireland in the late 90s. The pilgrimage provided healing, spiritual guidance, and direction and transition to my life. Click or paste to read the article below.
http://journal.oates.org/current/205-2009-bridges
Thanks, Linda, for giving us this way of preparing for the pilgrimage. I have been reading things Irish now for a month or more and am getting more excited as the time draws near. Bless you and Kathy for organizing this.
ReplyDeleteBonnie