What stones do you walk with?
What stones can you give up?
How could we re-create the pilgrimage experience in our own lives?
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Wednesday, May 30
Meet the Author: William S. Schmidt
Hosted by: Grace Episcopal Church Book Discussion Group
Join William S. Schmidt, author of Walking with Stones: A Spiritual Odyssey on the Pilgrimage to Santiago, as he recounts his 500-mile pilgrimage across Spain. For over 1,000 years pilgrims have traveled The Camino de Santiago, also known as "The Way of St. James." The walking trails come from all over Europe and converge to end at Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Some travelers continue past Santiago to the sea of Finisterre, which was thought to be the end of the world in medieval times.
"This powerful memoir offers us the opportunity to walk the Camino with such vivid detail that at times we imagine we have the blisters, the camaraderie and the sore muscles. This pilgrimage is both deeply personal and profoundly universal, reflected upon with wisdom, humor, and pathos. We find our own stories of loss, grief, confusion, connection, and joy and triumph with every step."
- Connie Vitale, MA, MPS,
Pastoral Psychotherapist, Chicago, Illinois
William S. Schmidt is an associate professor of the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of two books and numerous articles in the fields of psychotherapy and spirituality. He is the editor of the "Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health" published by Taylor and Francis. He has an active clinical practice of counseling and psychotherapy.
Books will be available for purchase at the presentation and can be signed by Bill. Mary Ann Cook will also be placing a group order to Amazon on this Wednesday morning. If you would like her to order a book for you, please contact her by 5/22. Books will be $12.68 each (free S & H).
For more information on the Walking With Stones event contact:
Pat Werk, at 608.213.7558 or patwerk@frontier.com.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Goodman Community Center, Bolz Room B
149 Waubesa Street, Madison, WI 53704
ADMISSION: FreeOPPORTUNITY: Worthwhile
