Sacred Steps Podcast

Kevin Donahue, Camino de Santiago•www.sacredstepspodcast.com

Walking virtually alongside pilgrims and authors, the Sacred Steps Podcast explores the world's most revered footpaths, connecting a community of pilgrims from across the globe. From the Camino de Santiago through Spain to the Via Francigena across Europe to Italy, the podcast features updates and first-hand accounts from the footpaths of pilgrimage. A companion to Kevin Donahue's pilgrimage books (The Pilgrims' Table and Sacred Steps: A Pilgrimage Journal), the podcast also introduces several lesser-known journeys, such as England’s Pilgrims’ Way to Canterbury and the California Missions Trail in the United States.

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11: COVID Updates for the Camino de Santiago & Pilgrimage Routes

Podcast Homepage - sacredstepspodcast.com Author Kevin Donahue (http://www.sacredstepsbook.com) answers the question, "Is the Camino De Santiago open?" and shares timely COVID updates for the Camino de Santiago, California Missions Trail, and historic pilgrim routes in Great Britain. COVID-19 PILGRIM RESOURCES : COVID-19 Pilgrimage Updates at OneStepThenAnother CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: Spain’s Travel Health Guidance American Pilgrims on the Camino (USA) Confraternity of St James (UK) Australian Frien...

Mar 24, 2021•8 min

10: Fr. Johannes M Schwarz shares his documentary Via Alpina Sacra

Podcast Homepage - http://sacredstepspodcast.com EPISODE SUMMARY: From his hermitage in the Italian Alps, Fr. Johannes M. Schwarz (http://4kmh.com) joins author Kevin Donahue (http://www.sacredstepsbook) to discuss his documentary Via Alpina Sacra. Filmed during his 125-day pilgrimage to 200 of Europe's most remote shrines, this visually beautiful movie follows Fr. Johannes for nearly 3,000 miles across the Alps on this touching act of faith and inspiration. Proceeds from the film benefit the re...

Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 9 min

9: Pilgrimage for Eight; Walking a modern-day Canterbury Tales with Dr. Phil Adamo

Podcast Homepage - http://sacredstepspodcast.com EPISODE SUMMARY: Professor Phil Adamo (https://www.phillip-adamo.com/) joins author Kevin Donahue (http://www.sacredstepsbook.com) to share the tale of recreating a 1,300-mile medieval pilgrimage from Burgandy, France to Pluscarden Abbey in the far northern reaches of Scotland. With echos of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, eight strangers find themselves challenged physically, emotionally, and spiritually along the route, forming profound bonds that d...

Feb 24, 2021•35 min

8: Walking the California Missions Trail with Author Christian Clifford

Podcast Homepage - http://sacredstepspodcast.com EPISODE SUMMARY: Author and educator Christian Clifford (https://missions1769.com/) joins author Kevin Donahue (http://www.sacredstepsbook.com) to discuss walking a Camino pilgrimage along the 800-plus-mile California Mission Trail and the history of the twenty-one Spanish missions connecting America's Pacific coast. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: California Mission History St. Junipero Serra California Missions Trail Beginner's Guide to the California M...

Feb 10, 2021•24 min

7: COVID Updates for the Camino de Santiago and Other Pilgrimage Routes

Podcast Homepage - sacredstepspodcast.com Author Kevin Donahue (http://www.sacredstepsbook.com) answers the question, "It is safe to walk pilgrimage now?" and shares timely COVID updates for the Camino de Santiago, Via Francigena, Kumano Kodo, the California Missions Trail, as well as pilgrim routes in Britain. COVID-19 PILGRIM RESOURCES : COVID-19 Pilgrimage Updates at OneStepThenAnother CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: Spain’s Travel Health Guidance American Pilgrims on the Camino (USA) Confraternity of St...

Jan 27, 2021•11 min

6: Interview with Bret Thoman - The Jesus Trail, St. Francis & St. Clare of Assisi

Podcast Homepage - sacredstepspodcast.com Pilgrimage guide and author Bret Thoman ( http://http://stfrancispilgrimages.com/ ) joins author Kevin Donahue ( http://www.sacredstepsbook.com ) to discuss walking the Jesus Trail from Nazareth through Galilee and two Italian Caminos: The Way of St. Francis to Assisi and the Via Lauretana to Loreto. PILGRIMAGE GUIDE BRET THOMAN GUIDE SERVICE: http://stfrancispilgrimages.com BOOK: A Knight and a Lady: A Journey into the Spirituality of Saints Francis and...

Jan 20, 2021•24 min

5: Interview with "Boots to Bliss" Author Claude Tranchant

Podcast Homepage - sacredstepspodcast.com Australian author Claude Tranchant ("Boots to Bliss", "Boots to Freedom") joins author Kevin Donahue ( http://www.sacredstepsbook.com ) to discuss overcoming loss, finding empowerment, and walking the Camino de Santiago again at age 72. AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR CLAUDE TRANCHANT BOOK: Boots to Bliss (Amazon) BOOK: Boots to Freedom (Amazon) WWW: A uthor Website CAMINO DE SANTIAGO Beginner's Guide to the Camino de Santiago Recommended Gear List for the Camino de S...

Jan 06, 2021•23 min

4: Interview with Global Pilgrim Kevin Considine

Podcast Homepage - sacredstepspodcast.com Pilgrim Kevin Considine joins author Kevin Donahue ( http://www.sacredstepsbook.com ) to discuss his global pilgrimages: the Kumano Kodo, the Shikoku pilgrimage across 88 temples, and his journies across Europe including eleven Caminos to Santiago de Compostela. Kevin Considine's Pilgrimage Routes Blog Camino de Santiago Via Francigena POST: How the Camino de Santiago differs from the Via Francigena Key Differences between the Via Francigena and the Cami...

Dec 30, 2020•22 min

3: Interview with Camino Pilgrim Johnniewalker / We Walk For You Camino 2020

Podcast Homepage - sacredstepspodcast.com Camino de Santiago pilgrim Johnnie Walker (http://www.wewalkforyour2020.org/) joins Author Kevin Donahue (http://www.sacredstepsbook.com) to discuss the Camino in the age of Covid and his emotional "We Walk For You" Camino, in which Johnnie carried prayer requests across the Camino Frances for those who could not walk this year. WE WALK FOR YOU CAMINO 2020 Johnniewalker Stephen Shields DONATE TO SUPPORT PILGRIM ORGANIZATIONS American Pilgrims on the Cami...

Dec 16, 2020•22 min

2: Interview with Pilgrim Pathways author Andy Bull

Podcast Homepage - sacredstepspodcast.com English author and columnist Andy Bull ( www.andybull.co.uk ) joins Author Kevin Donahue ( www.sacredstepsbook.com ) to discuss Andy's new book - Pilgrim Pathways - exploring twenty walks across England's ancient footpaths. A Kent native, Andy shares his local insights on one of Kevin's upcoming pilgrimage walks: England's Pilgrims' Way to Canterbury. Pilgrim Pathways - Available from Trailblazer Guides and Amazon View a 37-page excerpt from the book (PD...

Dec 01, 2020•37 min

1: Interview with Camino Pilgrim & Author Sandy Brown

PODCAST HOMEPAGE: www.sacredstepspodcast.com Cicerone Press Associate Publisher Sandy Brown ( www.caminoist.org ) joins Author Kevin Donahue ( www.sacredstepsbook.com ) to discuss their pilgrimage experiences, Sandy's newest guidebook, and three of Kevin’s pilgrimage routes: the Camino de Santiago, the California Missions Trail, and the Via Francigena. DISCUSSIONS FROM THIS EPISODE: Sandy Brown's Cicerone Press Guidebooks Camino Frances Way of St. Francis to Assisi California Missions Trail Begi...

Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 12 min

0: Welcome to the Sacred Steps Podcast

Podcast Homepage - sacredstepspodcast.com Author Kevin Donahue (http://ThePilgrimsTable.com) introduces the Sacred Steps Podcast, available on your podcast app for Apple and Google, on Spotify and Stitcher, and as an online video stream at YouTube . A companion to Kevin's pilgrimage journeys and books ( The Pilgrims Table | Sacred Steps: A Pilgrimage Journal ), the Sacred Steps Podcast walks virtually alongside authors and pilgrims, connecting a community of pilgrims from across the globe. Press...

Nov 22, 2020•8 min

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