By A Different Way: A Catholic Guide to Pilgrim Spirituality

How does one make a pilgrimage that is truly spiritual? This book seeks to provide an answer.

Every year, many Catholics and other Christian seekers spend much money to make pilgrimage, with no cogent guidance on how to benefit spiritually. There are many books describing the history of the pilgrimage phenomenon, or recounting pilgrimages to specific places, but none that I could find that investigate the spirituality proper to a pilgrim. This book seeks to fill that gap.

I have written this text as one who is priest, pilgrim, and pilgrimage leader, distilling my experience in all three realms to both teach and inspire prospective pilgrims. The content is generally more popular than elevated. My intention was to write a book that could be placed in the hands of a first-time pilgrim, with little idea of what pilgrimage is about, and be both accessible and useful. Nevertheless, I have sought to interweave within the text the riches of revelation as present in Scripture and the monuments of Tradition. It is my hope that even the most experienced pilgrim could benefit from it.

In the work you fill find advice for how to prepare for pilgrimage, how to pray while on pilgrimage, and how to process your experience upon returning. There are also chapters exploring the concept of pilgrimage itself. If you wish one day to make a pilgrimage, or even have one already planned, this book may well be a helpful resource to receive greater spiritual fruit and experience more deeply the sacred places you will visit.