Author: The Relentless Catholic™

I am currently conducting an eight-week course on the Gospel of Mark on Thursday nights.  As I give this each lesson, I will be posting the lecture notes from that lesson.  Check out the page labeled “Downloads.”  Enjoy!

Just to let everyone know, I am home safe and groomed!  My son, Sean, shaped the goatee!  Kathy appears to be letting me keep it!  BTW, I lost 16.5 pounds!  

  I know in the video I said it was my last video, but GUESS WHAT?  I got back to Santiago this morning and went to Mass at the Cathedral!  They used the Botafumeiro!!! That is the big swinging incense Read More …

Here are a few pictures of the path to Finistere today.  Because it is after Santiago, it is much less crowded.  The waterfall was beautiful.

We entered Santiago on the rainiest day yet.  When I saw the sign that we were within 1 Kilometer, I was excited.  The three of us in front of the Cathedral!!  Bill had the privilege of being one of the Read More …

We are 12.5 miles outside of Santiago!! We will enter Santiago in the morning to attend the Pilgrim’s mass at noon.  Hard to believe that we are here after 28 days of walking.  No rest days along the way!  It Read More …

We met up with a friend from North Lake Tahoe, Frank Coughlin.  Mike and Frank ate octopus.  Bill and I tasted it, but not adventurous enough to order a meal!

We are 50 miles from Santiago.  Going into Portomarín, there were Roman ruins of a bridge.  Ran across a hen guarding her chicks.  There is more than one under there.  Scott and Mike at one of many Pilgrim monuments.  Mike Read More …

Our 400 mile picture!!! Only 83 to go!!!  A group of pilgrims we have been walking with the last few days.  A few scenes as we were walking out of O Cebriero.  During dinner last night, a local rancher was Read More …

We passed by a castle in Ponferreda.  We are passing through a wine region during harvest.  We soaked our sore legs and feet in a COLD river!  Only 200 kilometers to go (about a 124 miles).  By the way, the Read More …