Walking ancient paths to the future: Eight Things

On the morning of Tuesday 11th April 2023, Community of the Passion member Lya Vollering set off from Canterbury to begin walking the 1,800km pilgrimage trail known as the Via Francigena.

Ninety-six days later, Lya reached the end of the trail: Rome.

It can be hard to condense such a thing down into words. The act of travelling, on foot, for that long, is in itself a sort of meditative experience, something not easily conveyed. Nonetheless Lya graciously shared an ongoing diary of her journey, which you may have already seen in part.

Below, Lya shares her concluding thoughts (for now!) from nearly fourteen weeks' eco-pilgrimage:

https://passionist.life/stories/2023/07/walking-ancient-paths-to-the-future-eight-things/

Follow her complete blog here: https://passionist.life/contributor/lya-vollering/