Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Various Modes of Pilgrimage

I read a lot of books on pilgrimage. I am moved by watching t.v. shows, like Discovery and National Geographic, and all the kinds of places they take us to in showing us religious sites.

I understand the power of walking in pilgrimage.

But why not a train, car, boat, wheel chair, or plane for pilgrimage?

Buen camino!

B

1 comment:

Michael Barham said...

I'll happily argue for those who use modern transportation. Not everyone has the luxury or the money to re-enact pre-industrial pilgrimage. In some ways, trying to capture that older way is always a little false, and synthetic. It has its benefits, but the temptation to judge ("I'm a realy pilgrim....") undermines the purpose of pilgrimage (or one of the purposes: and expanded heart!).