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Camino Stage 2: Day 1 Southwell to Chateauroux

On By Jeremy PembertonIn Church of EnglandLeave a comment

​ The second leg of my Camino from Vézelay to Compostela started very early this morning. When I began in May, I was more keyed up and apprehensive. There had been a lot of planning and reflection to get me to the point of departure. But while that may be optimal, the whole of the …

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Funerals in a time of plague

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I have been taking people’s funerals since I was twenty-five. I have seen hundreds and hundreds of funerals of all kinds, in all kinds of places, surrounded by a huge variety of rituals and customs that made the grieving manageable for the mourners. But I have never seen a time like this. Everything in us …

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