Along The Camino
Along The Camino
Hollee Brock
These stories are my response to walking the Camino de Santiago. It is not a practical guide, nor a series of interviews, nor a memoir. It is story, inspired by my real experiences and infused occasionally with a layer of holy imagination. I know it is worthwhile because I am not just hoping to tell my own story. I am hoping to tell more of the whole story, glimpse more of the whole truth. So, welcome pilgrim! Because I’m a firm believer that whether or not you have already walked or are interested in walking the Camino de Santiago, or a pilgrimage at all, guess what? …YOU'RE ALREADY ON ONE! Helpful hint: If you love descriptive or philosophical ponderings..stick to the even-numbered episodes. If you appreciate imagination, faith and asking what could be...go for the odds. But I hope you can listen to all. Sincerely-Hollee Brock WHOLEHEARTED THANKS to: ***Kellie Haddock- beautiful person/amazing musician IG @kelliehaddockmusic and @kelliehaddock for the use of “Eden’s Dream” with Ben Shive and Sarah Masen ***Brock Rustand for being an anchor & doing some impressive audio engineering ***Krue for you ***Ella for your spiral ***my Mom=best cheerleader ever ***Gayle for the graphics ***my priceless family and friends who cheered for me while I was on this pilgrimage-both walking and writing ***Chattanooga for being awesome ***Sockwell Socks for being the best socks ever & constant Camino companions ***All the people who maintain, support, and cheer along the Camino de Santiago! A word about me in the words of Jehanne de Quillan (in the introduction to The Gospel of the Beloved Companion)- "...being neither an academic nor a scholar by profession, I realized that rather than a hindrance, the slack granted me a freedom that would likely be unavailable to those closely guarding the reputations within their chosen field. Not having a reputation to lose means that one can proceed with one’s work without concern for the ripples that it might generate among those who oppose one’s conclusions.” Sincerely- Hollee Brock
32. The Long Walk Home
“Well, I would walk 500 miles ...And I would walk 500 more,just to be the one who walked 1000 miles to fall down at your door”   -the ProclaimersThanks to Kellie Haddock IG @kelliehaddockmusic and @kelliehaddock for the use of “Eden’s Dream” with Ben...
Jul 13, 2020
15 min
31. To The End Of The Earth
“A pack of three guys jogged past me and shouted ‘to Finisterre’! I called back ‘to the end of the earth’!  I noticed one of the concrete columns that lined the Camino and marked the kilometers left. The Camino Frances’ counted down from 778 kilometers...
Jul 13, 2020
12 min
30. Ubuntu
"UBUNTU is an understanding of humanity that knows that no one can be human alone, that my humanity is bound up in your humanity and yours in mine. An African idiom: ”A person is a person through other persons”  Human life is meant to be shared. We...
Jul 13, 2020
13 min
29. Finding The Way
“The sun hangs lower over the ocean as I go further down and deeper into this path. I try to amuse myself that perhaps the blood sacrifice of my bare legs would pacify the angry cliff god that I imagined was threatening to hurl me over the side. …..  I...
Jul 13, 2020
15 min
28. Iconic Content Of A Pilgrimage
"Inherent in every Camino pilgrimage is some degree of iconic content. For me, it was my boots (named Martha and Mary), a blue suitcase, a tiny metal charm, the dirt in my phone case…."Thanks to Kellie Haddock IG @kelliehaddockmusic and...
Jul 13, 2020
15 min
27. Holy Water
Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water.  And he spent a long time looking from his lonely wooden tower.  And when He knew for certain that only drowning men could see him, He said, “All men will be sailors until the sea shall free them” ...
Jul 12, 2020
16 min
26. The Incense And The Chaos
“We were packed like sardines in a tin in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostella, smelly pilgrims next to locals next to tourists from afar. This was the chaos. And now in finale, what we were all straining to behold, began the ceremony of cleansing....
Jul 12, 2020
10 min
25. Something In My Teeth
“Jesus had a way of turning my interpretation upside-down sometimes. This was one of those times. What else was like that?!”Thanks to Kellie Haddock IG @kelliehaddockmusic and @kelliehaddock for the use of “Eden’s Dream” with Ben Shive and Sarah Masen
Jul 12, 2020
11 min
24. Timshel
“It was easy to picture the hills of central California as I walked across northern Spain. In many ways, the two landscapes favor each other. I wonder if that’s why I found myself totally immersed in this painful and beautiful story because I could...
Jul 12, 2020
14 min
23. The Irishman And The Pilgrim
“Soon, we came upon another pilgrim who had paused to tie his shoe. He asked if he could join us. We three walked on together down the road from O’Cebriero talking about everything. We talked of things about which we were passionate, but what is even...
Jul 12, 2020
13 min
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