Overview
How well do we know our vocational purpose? How do our life circumstances cause us to reconsider our vocational purpose? How can we know if we are living the life to which God is calling us? This book tells the story of author Richard Ray as he searches for answers to these questions while making a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James on the Camino de Santiago. Human beings have sought meaning for their lives through transcendent experiences for thousands of years. The pilgrimage is one such transcendent experience. A practice that has a place in all of the world's great religions, the act of pilgrimage, is many things to many pilgrims--retreat, extended prayer, penance for sins, an opening to spiritual or religious conversion. This book provides readers with an opportunity to learn more about pilgrims and pilgrimage, including historical, religious, cultural, artistic, and economic perspectives--all through the journey of an experienced pilgrim. Readers will, perhaps, begin to frame their worldview through the lens of pilgrimage and to conceive of their lives as purposeful journeys to God.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Ray
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Imprint: Resource Publications (CA)
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.481kg
ISBN: 9781666790290
ISBN 10: 166679029
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 26 April 2022
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""Filled with humor, history, and wisdom, Dr. Ray leads us on a pilgrimage through the rocky terrain of Spain and our own hearts. This memoir shows how grace works through the mundane, one step at a time."" --Jared Ortiz, Executive Director, Saint Benedict Institute ""Walking the ancient Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Richard Ray, with soul-searching honesty, shows us how to let go of anger and bitterness in order to make way for spiritual discernment. Popular spirituality at its best, interwoven with crisp humor and astute history. A timeless, practical approach for dealing with life's disappointments."" --Stephen S. Dudek, Pastor, Holy Name of Jesus Parish"
Filled with humor, history, and wisdom, Dr. Ray leads us on a pilgrimage through the rocky terrain of Spain and our own hearts. This memoir shows how grace works through the mundane, one step at a time. --Jared Ortiz, Executive Director, Saint Benedict Institute Walking the ancient Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Richard Ray, with soul-searching honesty, shows us how to let go of anger and bitterness in order to make way for spiritual discernment. Popular spirituality at its best, interwoven with crisp humor and astute history. A timeless, practical approach for dealing with life's disappointments. --Stephen S. Dudek, Pastor, Holy Name of Jesus Parish
Filled with humor, history, and wisdom, Dr. Ray leads us on a pilgrimage through the rocky terrain of Spain and our own hearts. This memoir shows how grace works through the mundane, one step at a time. --Jared Ortiz, Executive Director, Saint Benedict Institute Walking the ancient Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Richard Ray, with soul-searching honesty, shows us how to let go of anger and bitterness in order to make way for spiritual discernment. Popular spirituality at its best, interwoven with crisp humor and astute history. A timeless, practical approach for dealing with life's disappointments. --Stephen S. Dudek, Pastor, Holy Name of Jesus Parish
Author Information
Richard Ray is professor of kinesiology and Provost Emeritus at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He teaches courses on faith, vocation, and calling through the lens of pilgrimage.
