Pilgrim Weaver: Starting Out

I am pleased to feature a Camino reflection written by a woman who completed the Camino Francés in May 2017. Sister Anita Fearday from Teutopolis, Illinois, made the pilgrimage to Santiago to celebrate three events in her life—her seventieth birthday, fiftieth anniversary of vowed religious life, and fortieth anniversary of missionary work in Bolivia.

Estoy complacida de difundir una reflexión, escrita por una mujer que acaba de hacer el Camino Francés en mayo de 2017.  Hna. Anita Fearday de Teutopolis, Illinois,  hizo la peregrinación a Santiago para celebrar tres eventos importantes en su vida: el haber cumplido setenta años de vida; sus bodas de oro como religiosa Adoratriz de la Sangre de Cristo; y, el aniversario de cuarenta años como misionera en Bolivia.

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Weaving Words and Photos into the Tapestry of My Life
by Sister Anita Fearday

A weaving Anita did to prepare for the pilgrimage

A weaving that Anita did to prepare for the pilgrimage

Pilgrimage to Santiago—April 16, 2017 to May 18, 2017

Part One: Starting Out

Yikes! What did I get myself into? A symphony of strangers snoring in this dorm of 114 beds, coed toilets, showers, and bunk beds for the next month.

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