Camino Photo of the Day: the Surface of Mars

After a brief respite, and what should have been our third and final warning, we came to this. Miles and miles of this. The surface of Mars. The clay stuck to the bottom of our shoes in layers that we had to scrape off every dozen steps. Puddles were impossible to avoid for long. There was no... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-the-surface-of-mars/)



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Saint Anthony of Egypt: Father of Monks

Today is the feast1 of the man many consider to be the founder of Christian monasticism, Saint Anthony the Great of Egypt, the “Father of Monks”.
He was born in the middle of the third century in decidedly Pagan Middle Egypt to a well-to-do, comfortable family. He spent much of his... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/amateurmonk/saint-anthony-of-egypt-father-of-monks/)



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