Kevin Donahue began walking pilgrimage routes in 2019, seeking the places and people that would inspire questions and enlighten answers about faith, hope, and love. His journey of soulful discovery took him across the historic footpaths of Europe and North America, including the Camino de Santiago across Portugal and Spain, the California Missions Trail along …

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EP3: 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.   STREAM ONLINE …

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EP2: 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.   STREAM ONLINE NOW: …

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EP1: 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.   STREAM ONLINE NOW: APPLE:  https://bit.ly/SacredStepsAPPLE GOOGLE: https://bit.ly/SacredStepsGOOGLE YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/SacredStepsYOUTUBE SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/SacredStepsSPOTIFY   DISCUSSIONS FROM …

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WHAT ARE YOUR NEXT STEPS? In 2020 and 2021 I’m walking England’s ancient Pilgrims’ Way from London to Canterbury. Afterward, I’ll begin the Via Francigena, the historic way in Europe connecting Canterbury to Rome. When I’m not in Europe, I’ll be preparing to walk sections of the California Mission Trail as well as the Florida …

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Via Francigena

Spanning more than 2,000 km, the Via Francigena is Europe’s ancient pilgrimage route connecting Canterbury Cathedral to the tombs of seven apostles in Rome. Crossing through England, France, Switzerland, and Italy, this historic route culminates at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

California Missions Trail

Born from historic footpaths between twenty-one Spanish missions, the California Missions Trail – El Camino Real (“The Royal Road”) as it was first known – connects missions, pueblos, and presidios over 800 miles of America’s Pacific Coastline.

England’s Pilgrims’ Way

Followed by kings and fabled in literature, the Pilgrims’ Way (also Pilgrim’s Way or Pilgrims Way) is England’s ancient pilgrimage route linking both Winchester and London to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at the Canterbury Cathedral.

Camino de Santiago

The Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) is a network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across much of western Europe to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.