Camino Photo of the Day: Puente del Paso Honroso

We got off the bus in the town of Hospital de Órbigo, just as we had in 2013. The town, named for a pilgrim hostal once maintained by the Knights Hospitaller1, exists primarily because of this strategic bridge. This bridge was the site of an amazing and romantic tale. For a month during the ... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-puente-del-paso-honroso/)



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The Epiphany!

Happy Epiphany! Throughout most of the world, today is the great Feast of the Epiphany. Most of my American readers, however, will have to wait until tomorrow. For reasons I can’t quite fathom, in the dioceses of the United States this feast has been moved to the Sunday between January 2 and J... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/amateurmonk/the-epiphany-2018/)



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Camino Photo of the Day: Hospital de Órbigo

The Camino forms the spine of the medieval portion of the town of Hospital de Órbigo. As I mentioned yesterday, the town was named for a pilgrim hostal once maintained by the Knights Hospitaller1 If you look carefully, you can see flags of the Knights of Malta in front of the more modern ... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-hospital-de-orbigo/)



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