This is the last new episode for a while, as I’m gearing up for the trans-USA walk:
Episode 41 – The Crossway: In 2013, Guy Stagg departed his London home on New Year’s Day and then began a pilgrimage from Canterbury, not only to Rome, but then onward to Jerusalem. In his account of that pilgrimage, The Crossway, Guy weaves a fascinating, dramatic, and profound narrative, marked by evenings spent in monasteries and convents, reflections on faith and healing, and jarring encounters with political instability. In this episode, Guy further explores some of the central themes of his journey, including loneliness, suffering, and belief.
Check out the additional links below for more information on this episode:
- You can find Guy Stagg here; his memoir, The Crossway, is available here
- There are many other resources online to learn about Guy’s travels. Check out:
- Articles in The Guardian and The Tablet
- Podcasts with Things Unseen and The Church Times
- To get a feel for what it’s like to cross Grand St. Bernard in the winter/early spring, check out this account of snowshoeing over
- Read about the events that Guy walked through in Turkey and Lebanon
- Guy’s pilgrimage concluded in Mar Saba. It’s a spectacular place that I suspect many are unfamiliar with. Check it out!
2 thoughts on “The Camino Podcast – Episode 41 – The Crossway”
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Dave,
As you take this break to prepare for your Trans-USA walk, I want to say thank you. Your podcasts have inspired my husband and me to plan our first camino in spring, 2021. We hope to do several training walks between now and then. We start next month by doing a dayhike along the Mission Reach portion of the San Antonio River Walk. It goes to the five Spanish Colonial Missions that are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
I’m also an aspiring podcaster (not camino-related), and I think your series is a great model for what I want to do. If there’s anything I can do to support your efforts, please let me know. You’re doing great work!
P.S. (I couldn’t find your contact information on your website. Otherwise, I would have emailed you personally instead of clogging up the comment section of this episode. Thanks for understandig–I really just wanted to say thanks!)
Thanks, Jenny! I really appreciate the feedback and wish you well in your training and podcast.