Camino Photo of the Day: Determined with Abbot Bernardo

Today’s photo complements yesterday’s. This time it’s me with the statue of the guy who put Sahagún on the map as an important waystation on the Camino. Bernardo de Sédirac became the first Cluniac Abbot of Sahagún and kicked off a reform of northern Spain’s monasteries. I... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-determined-with-abbot-bernardo/)



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For the Crime of Being a Priest

Saint Edmund Campion, SJ
Today is historically the memorial of Saint Edmund Campion. If the paintings of him are to be believed, he is a man to whom I bear more than a passing resemblance.
We commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation this year. Many continue to see... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/amateurmonk/for-the-crime-of-being-a-priest-2017/)



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