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About gsmurphy1

Husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, listener, seeker, encourager, pilgrim, spiritual companion, stained glass artist

Giving up God for Lent

Posted on February 25, 2018 by gsmurphy1

Atheism for Lent – exploring what it might mean to give up God for Lent. Continue reading →

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Lent 2018 – Heart Healing

Posted on February 15, 2018 by gsmurphy1

“To say that Jesus is my saviour primarily means that he is my healer, physician and pharmacist.” Edward Hays, The Lenten Pharmacy: Daily Healing Therapies. Continue reading →

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Retirement announcement

Posted on February 3, 2018 by gsmurphy1

Greetings to those reading this blog after my years of silence. You may have seen most of this announcement if you follow me on Tweet or Facebook but I’ve edited it for here. It is sort of a follow up … Continue reading →

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Day 15 to Santiago de Compostala- Day 18

Posted on November 1, 2015 by gsmurphy1

Day 15- Monday, October 26 – We got a ride back to Arzua from Assumpta Tourism Rural and walked to Salceda / Touriso Salceda. Day 16- Tuesday, October 27 Woke up to rain in Salceda. Hung around until it stopped and … Continue reading →

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Day -12,13,14, more of the same…yet

Posted on October 26, 2015 by gsmurphy1

Day 12- Friday, October 23 From Portomarin / Albergue El Caminante we walked 17.2 kms. to Airexe / Pensione Eirexe – 73km from Santiago. Many of the stamps are now recording how far from Santiago we are, so I thought … Continue reading →

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Day 7 – 11 walk on

Posted on October 22, 2015 by gsmurphy1

Real day 7 – Sunday, October 18 Walked from Villafranca Del Bierzo / Albergue de la Piedra to Vega de Valcerce / Albergue Magdalena. Fine Albergue with great hospitalier, Matthew, who roasted chestnuts over an open fire for us, that … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – 7 The dry details

Posted on October 18, 2015 by gsmurphy1

You’ll need a map  of the Camino to get the most out of this blog. It takes a long time to put together something presentable on the net. I’ve discovered that I just don’t have the time to journal,  personal … Continue reading →

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Walking Day 1

Posted on October 13, 2015 by gsmurphy1

Monday, October 12/15 1423 We got up at 644am, used our free breafast and then we waited in the rain until 830 and then caught a bus to Virgen Del Camino. We had decided on walking to Villa Mazarife only … Continue reading →

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Sunday, October 11/15 in Leon

Posted on October 11, 2015 by gsmurphy1

Sunday, October 11/15 After a good sleep and breakfast, we all wandered over to the big cathedral. K&A paid to tour inside while Linda and I wandered around the walled part of Leon. We then met up with K&A and … Continue reading →

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Pilgrimage Day 2 – Barcelona, Spain

Posted on October 8, 2015 by gsmurphy1

We took the Barcelona Bus Turistic – double decker bus city tours today. Great ride with commentary – seeing the sights. Good introduction to a very interesting historical city, including Gaudi’s spectacle. Walked up the La Rambia, got our train … Continue reading →

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