Church Times - Travel and retreats 2009


Listening to the desert’s song “THE BEDOUIN are strong like the desert, soft like the sand, moving like the wind, forever free,” Eid says, quoting a famous sheikh, as we sit chatting... Subscriber only	In old Russia’s Golden Ring IF I WERE in Moscow instead of the city of Vladimir, the woman that I am about to meet would be a cheek-boned beauty with an icy smile, Subscriber only	To be a pilgrim WHAT ROUTES come to mind when thinking of Christian pilgrimages? Subscriber only

Make time to hear the still, small voice WHEN MY husband suggested a trip to the World Heritage Site of Avila, last year, I gladly agreed Subscriber only	Retreating to Europe SOME YEARS ago, the Cistercian nuns who live at Marienkron Abbey were raising chickens for a living. Subscriber only	Volunteer to make a difference CHOMPING on enchiladas, with Latin tunes pumping away in the background, I chatted to friendly faces in the staff room. Subscriber only

Tread lightly on this fragile land IT WAS the Bishop of Panama, Tomás de Berlanga, who first glimpsed the Galapagos Islands, in 1535 Subscriber only	Onward goes the pilgrim band … WITH ITS established status, strong liturgical tradition, and identification with national culture, the Lutheran Church of Norway is perhaps closer... Subscriber only	24 hours in Poblet I LIE: I have not been in Poblet for 24 hours. Subscriber only

In the Holy Land with open eyes LIVE AND WORK with the organisations operating at the coalface of the troubles with the Highway Projects’ annual two- to three-week mission-based trip... Subscriber only	Holiday here with a clear conscience ON A HEAVENLY bluff on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, beneath wheeling red kites and moody Welsh skies, lies Mandinam (above), meaning “untouched holy... Subscriber only

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