Caminare.

I just got home from seeing The Way by Emilio Estevez, and staring Martin Sheen. It's a great movie, one of those feel-good films that leaves you smiling. It also leaves you thinking a little, and if you're open, maybe praying a little.

I won't delve into the story much, just tell you it's a story about a man who walks the Camino to Compostella for his son - who died on the first day of his own Camino. He meets three individuals who each have an outward reason for walking the Way and an interior reason. And it's based on a true story.

I went with one of the Sisters and we both enjoyed it very much. I sat through most of it thinking I would love to do my own Camino some day. Perhaps I will, others in the community have done it. Time will tell, and it's not likely in the next couple of years - but down the road I may ask permission to do it.

My way right now is a pilgrimage of the mind - I'm working on a Masters Degree in Religious Education. For my body, my pilgrimage is towards a black belt in Karate. Of course, both of these "pilgrimages" will take some time, but I'm certain they are worth it.