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T h e b o x e s w i l l b e p a s s e d o n t o t h e c h a r i t y S a m a r i ­, t a n ’, s P u r s e , w h i c h c o l l e c t s s h o e b o x e s a s p a r t o f O p e r ­, a t i o n C h r i s t m a s C h i l d t o d i s t r i b u t e t o p o o r c h i l d r e n a c r o s s t h e w o r l d . T h e c h a r i t y i s h o p i n g t o h i t t h e 8 , 0 0 0 f i g u r e t h i s y e a r a n d t h e s h o e b o x e s w i l l b e s h i p p e d t o S e r b i a f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g o f D e c e m b e r . T e a c h e r E a m o n n H u g h e s , d e p u t y l e a d e r o f M c A u l e y H o u s e , s a i d t h e r e h a d b e e n a f a n t a s t i c r e s p o n s e f r o m s t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C V A . H e s a i d : “, T h e i n i t i a t i v e h a s b e e n d r i v e n b y M c A u l e y H o u s e a n d D e p u t y C a p t a i n s a n d w e a r e t h r i l l e d w i t h t h i s y e a r ’, s r e s p o n s e w h i c h s a w o u r s t u d e n t s c o l l e c t m o r e t h a n t w i c e a s m a n y b o x e s a s l a s t y e a r . “, W e a r e e x t r e m e l y p r o u d o f e v e r y o n e i n ­, v o l v e d , t h e y h a v e a l l b e e n s o e n t h u s i a s t i c c h e c k i n g , f i l l i n g a n d w r a p p i n g t h e b o x e s w h i c h w i l l h o p e f u l l y b r i n g s o m e h a p p i n e s s t o c h i l d r e n w h o m i g h t o t h e r w i s e r e c e i v e n o t h ­, i n g a t C h r i s t m a s . ”, T o n y S o u t h g a t e , f r o m D e r b y R o t a r y C l u b , c o l l e c t e d t h e b o x e s f r o m S a i n t B e n e d i c t C V A , i n D u f f i e l d R o a d , D e r b y . 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I f a p i l g r i m w a l k i n g t o R o m e f o r a H o l y Y e a r f e l l m o r t a l l y i l l f a r f r o m h o m e o r a p o o r t e n a n t f a r m e r d i e d w o r k i n g i n a f i e l d o r a n u n i d e n t i f i a b l e v i c t i m o f m u r d e r w a s f o u n d , a g r o u p o f c o u r a g e o u s C h r i s t i a n s b u r i e d t h e s e a n o n y m o u s o r f o r g o t t e n d e a d w i t h d i g n i t y . F o u n d e d i n 1 5 3 8 , t h e A r c h c o n f r a t e r n i t y o f S t . M a r y o f t h e O r a t i o n a n d D e a t h i n R o m e s p e n t n e a r l y 5 0 0 y e a r s o f f e r i n g a C h r i s t i a n f u n e r a l a n d b u r i a l t o t h o s e w h o w o u l d o t h e r w i s e n e v e r h a v e o n e . B u r y i n g a n d p r a y i n g f o r t h e d e a d a r e a m o n g t h e c o r p o r a l a n d s p i r i t u a l w o r k s o f m e r c y P o p e F r a n c i s h a s a s k e d p e o p l e t o c a r r y o u t d u r i n g t h e u p c o m i n g Y e a r o f M e r c y . M a n y p o p e s , o v e r t h e p a s t c e n t u r i e s , h a d s u p p o r t e d t h e d i f f i c u l t a n d s o m b r e w o r k o f t h e a r c h c o n f r a t e r n i t y , s t a r t i n g w i t h P o p e P a u l I I I , w h o w a n t e d t o s e e t h e a s ­, s o c i a t i o n f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d , s a i d A l ­, f o n s o S a p i a , h e a d o f t h e a r c h c o n f r a t e r n i t y . D u r i n g A d v e n t i n e a r l y D e c e m b e r i n 1 5 3 8 , a C a p u c h i n p r i e s t g a v e s u c h a n i m ­, p a s s i o n e d h o m i l y a b o u t t h e t r a g e d y o f t h o s e a b a n d o n e d a t d e a t h a n d t h e i m ­, m e n s e s p i r i t s h o w n b y t h o s e w h o r i s k e d d a n g e r a n d d i s e a s e t o b u r y t h e m , h e i n ­, s p i r e d a h u g e n u m b e r o f p e o p l e i n t h e p e w s t o j o i n t h e n e w l a y a s s o c i a t i o n . S e v e r a l d e c a d e s l a t e r , P o p e P a u l V g a v e t h e c o n f r a t e r n i t y ` s c h a p l a i n s s p e c i a l p e r ­, m i s s i o n t o c e l e b r a t e M a s s o u t s i d e o f a c h u r c h , b e f o r e s u n r i s e a n d a f t e r s u n s e t i f n e c e s s a r y ­, ­, ", p r e r o g a t i v e s t h a t h a d b e e n u n t h i n k a b l e ", a t t h e t i m e , S a p i a t o l d C a t h o l i c N e w s S e r v i c e i n m i d ­, N o v e m b e r . M e m b e r s o f t e n w a l k e d l o n g d i s t a n c e s a t a n y t i m e o f d a y o r n i g h t t o g e t t o a n a b a n ­, d o n e d b o d y . T h e s p e c i a l d i s p e n s a t i o n w a s g r a n t e d b e c a u s e s o m e t i m e s t h e y c o u l d n ` t g e t t h e d e c e a s e d t o a c e m e t e r y q u i c k l y e n o u g h a n d t h e d a n g e r s o f n a t u r a l d i s a s ­, t e r s , d i s e a s e , w i l d a n i m a l s o r a d v a n c e d d e c a y n e c e s s i t a t e d i m m e d i a t e b u r i a l . R e c o g n i s i n g t h e c o n f r a t e r n i t y ` s i m p o r t a n t w o r k , S t . P o p e P i u s V g r a n t e d c l e m e n c y e v e r y y e a r t o o n e p r i s o n e r o n d e a t h r o w a n d e n t r u s t e d t h e c o n f r a t e r n i t y m e m b e r s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s t o t a k e i n t h e f o r m e r l y c o n d e m n e d m a n a n d h i s f a m i l y ­, ­, t e a c h ­, i n g t h e m s k i l l s , a t r a d e a n d h e l p i n g t h e m b a c k o n t h e i r f e e t , S a p i a s a i d . T h e p o p e a l s o c o n c e d e d t o t h e c o n f r a t e r ­, n i t y t h e r a r e p r i v i l e g e o f c o l l e c t i n g m o n e y o n t h e s t r e e t a n d i n t a v e r n s t o p a y f o r t h e b u r i a l s o f t h e p o o r . ", I t w a s n ` t l e g a l t o r a i s e m o n e y w i t h o u t a u t h o r i s a t i o n f r o m t h e p o n t i f f , ", h e s a i d . B e c a u s e t a v e r n s w e r e s t i l l a h o t h o u s e o f m u r d e r i n t h e 1 6 t h c e n t u r y , ", p e o p l e w o u l d g e t d r u n k , a n d i t w o u l d e n d u p l i k e i n t h e W i l d W e s t , ", w i t h s t a b b i n g s a n d t h i n g s g e t t i n g s m a s h e d , h e s a i d . T h e o w n e r a l w a y s k e p t o n e o f t h e c o n f r a t e r ­, n i t y ` s b l a c k m e t a l c a n i s t e r s o n h a n d t o c o l l e c t s p a r e c h a n g e a n d d o n a t i o n s t o t h e n p a y f o r a n y e v e n t u a l b u r i a l s . L o c a t e d o n t h e w i d e c o b b l e s t o n e r o a d o f V i a G i u l i a , t h e C h u r c h o f S t . M a r y o f t h e O r a t i o n a n d D e a t h ­, ­, a n d t h e c o n f r a t e r ­, n i t y ` s h e a d q u a r t e r s ­, ­, a r e s t i l l s u r r o u n d e d b y f o r e i g n e m b a s s i e s a n d o r n a t e b u i l d i n g s o n c e o w n e d o r i n h a b i t e d b y n o b l e f a m i l i e s a n d w e a l t h y m e r c h a n t s . R o m e ` s w e a l t h i e s t a n d p o w e r f u l f a m i l i e s w e r e a l m o s t a l w a y s e n t h u s i a s t i c d o n o r s a n d e v e n m e m b e r s o f t h e c o n f r a t e r n i t y , S a p i a s a i d . ", T h e m o r e o f a t r o u b l e m a k e r t h e y w e r e , t h e y m o r e g e n e r o u s t h e y w e r e i n d o n a ­, t i o n s , b e ­, c a u s e t h a t w a y t h e p e o p l e w o u l d p r a y ", f o r t h e i r s o u l s a n d s a l v a ­, t i o n f r o m p u r g a t o r y , S a p i a s a i d . L a r g e c o m ­, m e m o r a ­, t i v e m a r b l e p l a q u e s w i t h l e n g t h y i n ­, s c r i p t i o n s a n d e n t r e a t i e s f o r p e o p l e ` s p r a y e r s d e c o ­, r a t e t h e w a l l s b e h i n d a c h a p e l o f t h e c h u r c h . A n o t h e r , m o r e u n e x p e c t e d f o r m o f r e ­, m e m b r a n c e i s s e e n i n t h e l o w e r p o r t i o n o f t h e c h u r c h , w h e r e s c o r e s o f s k u l l s s i t n e a t l y i n r o w s o n w o o d e n s h e l v e s s e t i n t o t h e w a l l s . T h e d e c e a s e d ` s n a m e , a n d d a t e a n d c a u s e o f d e a t h a r e c h i s e l e d o n t o t h e f o r e h e a d . S a p i a s a i d m a n y c o n f r a t e r n i t y m e m b e r s h a d w a n t e d t h e i r s k u l l s p r e s e r v e d i n t h e c h u r c h ", a s a t e s t i m o n y o f a f f e c t i o n ", a n d a s a w a y t o s a y , ", I l o v e t h i s c o n f r a t e r n i t y a n d I w i l l n e v e r l e a v e i t , n o t e v e n a f t e r I d i e . ", O t h e r s k u l l s i n t h e c r y p t b e l o n g e d t o t h e p o o r w h o s e c a u s e o f d e a t h s h o w s t h e d i f f i ­, c u l t c o n d i t i o n s j u s t a f e w g e n e r a t i o n s a g o : a l m o s t a l l o f t h e s k u l l s b e l o n g i n g t o w o m e n d o c u m e n t t h e m d y i n g d u r i n g c h i l d b i r t h , h e s a i d . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 8 E d i t o r : J o h n C l a w s o n E d i t o r i a l O f f i c e : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 e m a i l : j o h n c l w s o n at i c l o u d . c o m o r d a v i d at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k W e b s i t e : w w w . b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k D i s t r i b u t i o n e n q u i r i e s : R a y L a m b e r t , e ­, m a i l r a y l at c a t h c o m . o r g , B e l l c o u r t L i m i t e d , P u b l i c a t i o n d a t e : F o u r t h S u n d a y o f t h e m o n t h f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g m o n t h . O p i n i o n s e x ­, p r e s s e d b y c o n t r i b u t o r s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e E d i t o r o r t h e D i o c e s e . P u b l i s h e r s a n d O w n e r s : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N A d v e r t i s i n g : t e l : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 P a r e n t a l p e r m i s s i o n s h o u l d b e s o u g h t b e ­, f o r e s u b m i t t i n g p h o t o g r a p h s o f m i n o r s . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e e d i t o r M O R E T H A N 1 7 Y E A R S O F M O R E T H A N 1 7 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R T O G E T H E R T h e T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s C a t h o l i c N e w s W a n t e d P a r i s h C o r r e s p o n d e n t s T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s i s l o o k i n g f o r a P a r i s h C o r r e s p o n d e n t i n y o u r p a r i s h t o s e n d i n l o c a l n e w s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h i s n e w s p a p e r . A l l i t e m s t o b e e m a i l e d t o j o h n c l w s o n at i c l o u d . c o m b e f o r e 1 0 t h o f t h e m o n t h P a g e 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . 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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 P a g e 3 Order your FREE regular copy of Voice of Hope at premier.org.uk/voiceofhope or call 020 7316 1487 Request your FREE copy of Voice of Hope today and get 44 days of inspiring devotions to improve your spiritual wellbeing in 2016. Be blessed with: •, 44 daily devotionals •, Encouraging Christian news •, Uplifting stories of transformed lives •, Exciting programmes from Premier Be inspired in your walk with Christ in 2016 G r a n t H e l p s P l a y g r o u n d V o l u n t e e r i n U g a n d a T h e C a t e n i a n s a w a r d e d a £, 2 0 0 g r a n t t o A l i c e S m i t h f r o m L u t t e r w o r t h f o r h e r r e c e n t v o l u n t e e r i n g i n N a m a g a n g a i n t h e J i n j a d i s t r i c t o f U g a n d a . H e r p r o j e c t i n c l u d e d e i g h t s t u d e n t s f r o m M a n c h e s t e r U n i v e r s i t y w h o t r a v e l l e d t h e r e t o b u i l d a p l a y g r o u n d f o r l o c a l c h i l d r e n w i t h t h e L e i c e s t e r b a s e d c h a r i t y E a s t A f r i c a n P l a y g r o u n d s . T h e o b j e c t i v e o f t h e p r o j e c t i s t o b u i l d p l a y g r o u n d s n e a r s c h o o l s i n v i l l a g e s , t h i s a t t r a c t s y o u n g p e o p l e t o t h e s c h o o l s a n d e n c o u r a g e s t h e i r e d u c a t i o n a n d f u t u r e c o n f i d e n c e . T h e c h a r i t y r e c o g n i s e d t h a t p l a y h e l p s y o u n g p e o p l e d e v e l o p t h e i r p e r s o n a l i t i e s , s e l f ­, c o n f i d e n c e , s o c i a l s k i l l s a n d h e l p s t h e m l i v e t h r o u g h d i f f i c u l t i e s . A l l t h e p l a y g r o u n d s a r e b u i l t b y l o c a l l y t r a i n e d b u i l d e r s a n d t h i s c r o s s f e r t i l i s e s t h e i r s k i l l s a n d e a r n i n g s i n t o t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y . T h e i r p r o j e c t w a s s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e d a n d a t t r a c t e d m a n y o f t h e 2 , 0 0 0 s t u d e n t s w h o a t t e n d e d t h e v i l l a g e s c h o o l a l o n g w i t h m a n y o f t h e i r p a r ­, e n t s ! A l i c e h o p e s t o r e t u r n t o u n d e r t a k e a n o t h e r p r o j e c t w i t h E a s t A f r i c a n P l a y g r o u n d s i n 2 0 1 6 . J o n M i c k l e b o r o u g h , P r e s i d e n t o f S o u t h L e i c e s t e r C a t e n i a n s h i g h l i g h t e d t h a t t h e C a t e n i a n B u r s a r y F u n d a l s o s u p p o r t s v o l ­, u n t e e r s w h o h e l p o n p i l g r i m a g e s t o L o u r d e s . T h e P a r i s h R e t r e a t , O u r L a d y o f V i c t o r i e s , M a r k e t H a r b o r o g h F a t h e r T e d M u l l e n o f t h e R o s m i n i a n o r d e r g a v e P a r i s h i o n e r s w h o a t t e n d e d t h e r e t r e a t a g r e a t d e a l t o t h i n k a b o u t d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f t h e d a y . A f t e r M a s s a n d t h e n r e f r e s h ­, m e n t , h e g a v e s o m e i n s i g h t s o n p r a y e r i n t o t h e t h o u g h t s o f C a r d i n a l J o h n H e n r y N e w ­, m a n . I n t h e a f t e r n o o n F r T e d t a l k e d o f t h e m e a n i n g o f h o l i n e s s , w h a t i s i t a n d h o w d o y o u o b t a i n i t ? H e s a i d i t w a s m o s t e a s i l y s e e n i n t h e w o r k s o f t h e S a i n t s b u t a l l o f t h e m m a n i f e s t t h e i r h o l i n e s s i n d i f f e r e n t w a y s , a g r e a t d i v e r s i t y . T h e r e i s n o c l o n i n g , G o d b u i l d s o n t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l p e r s o n a l i t i e s . A f t e r w a r d s w e w e r e p r e s e n t e d w i t h a p i e c e o f s c r i p t u r e t o d i s c u s s . E v e r y o n e w h o t o o k p a r t a g r e e d t h a t i t h a d b e e n a t h o u g h t p r o v o k i n g a n d c h a l l e n g i n g d a y t h a n k s t o F r T e d . T h e d a y e n d e d w i t h a n e x p o s i t i o n o f t h e H o l y S a c r a m e n t . T h e d a y w a s o r g a n i s e d o n b e h a l f o f t h e P a r i s h b y t h e K n i g h t s o f S t C o l u m b a .

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P a g e 4 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 E a r l i e r i n t h e y e a r I r e c e i v e d a n i n v i t a ­, t i o n t o a t t e n d a s e m i n a r o r g a n i s e d b y t h e C o u n c i l o f C h r i s t i a n s a n d J e w s ( C C J ) t a k ­, i n g p l a c e a t t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l S c h o o l f o r H o l o c a u s t S t u d i e s a t Y a d V a s h e m i n J e r u s a l e m . I w a s i m m e d i a t e l y a t t r a c t e d t o g o a n d s e t a b o u t m a k i n g t h e n e c e s s a r y a r r a n g e m e n t s . W h y w a s I a t t r a c t e d ? J u s t a f e w y e a r s a g o I h a d w r i t t e n a d i s s e r t a t i o n a b o u t E d i t h S t e i n w h o w a s k i l l e d a t A u s c h w i t z a n d i n w r i t i n g t h a t d i s s e r t a t i o n I h a d t o e n g a g e w i t h s o m e o f t h e i s s u e s i n C h r i s t i a n J e w ­, i s h r e l a t i o n s h i p s t h a t t h e H o l o c a u s t r a i s e s . S o I f e l t t h a t t h i s w o u l d b e a g o o d o p p o r t u n i t y t o f u r t h e r m y k n o w l e d g e o f t h i s d i f f i c u l t t o p i c n o t o n l y f o r m y o w n p e r s o n a l k n o w l e d g e b u t h o p e f u l l y t o b e o f s e r v i c e t o t h e C h u r c h a n d w i d e r c o m m u ­, n i t y . O n t h e 1 9 O c t o b e r 2 0 o f u s g a t h e r e d a t H e a t h r o w A i r p o r t . T h e r e w e r e 1 8 o f u s f r o m a v a r i e t y o f C h r i s t i a n d e n o m i n a t i o n s a n d t r a d i t i o n s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e s e m i ­, n a r p l u s t w o l e a d e r s f r o m C C J . A f t e r a f u l l d a y o f t r a v e l w e r e s t e d o v e r n i g h t b e ­, f o r e b e g i n n i n g o u r s e m i n a r t h e f o l l o w i n g d a y u n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f Y i f t a c h M e i r i f r o m t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l S c h o o l o f H o l o ­, c a u s t S t u d i e s . I t h i n k t h e m a t e r i a l w e s t u d i e d c a n b e c o n s i d e r e d i n t h r e e h e a d i n g s . F i r s t l y w e l e a r n t a b o u t t h e h i s t o r y o f C h r i s t i a n J e w ­, i s h r e l a t i o n s f r o m b i b l i c a l t i m e s u n t i l t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e 2 0 t h c e n t u r y . S e c o n d l y w e l e a r n t a b o u t t h e s p e c i f i c h i s ­, t o r y o f t h e H o l o c a u s t . F i n a l l y w e c o n s i d ­, e r e d C h r i s t i a n J e w i s h r e l a t i o n s f r o m t h e e n d o f t h e S e c o n d W o r l d W a r u n t i l t h e p r e s e n t d a y . I a m s u r e t h a t p e o p l e a r e a w a r e t h a t t h e h i s t o r y o f C h r i s t i a n J e w i s h r e l a t i o n s i s n o t a h a p p y o n e . J e s u s a n d h i s d i s c i p l e s w e r e a l l J e w s b u t e v e n t h e p a g e s o f t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t b e a r w i t n e s s t o t h e p r o b ­, l e m s a n d d i v i s i o n s t h a t b e g a n t o e m e r g e a s C h r i s t i a n i t y d e v e l o p e d i t s o w n i d e n t i t y a n d t h e t w o t r a d i t i o n s b e g a n t o g o t h e i r s e p a r a t e w a y s . S a i n t P a u l i n h i s l e t t e r t o t h e R o m a n s s p e a k s o f G o d ’, s c o n t i n u i n g l o v e f o r t h e p e o p l e o f I s r a e l ( s e e C h a p t e r s 9 ­, 1 1 ) b u t l a t e r C h r i s t i a n c o m m e n t a t o r s f a i l e d t o t a k e t h i s u p a n d a d i f f e r e n t w a y o f t h i n k i n g e m e r g e d . A g o o d s u m m a r y o f h o w C h r i s t i a n s v i e w e d J e w s t h r o u g h m u c h o f h i s t o r y c a n b e s e e n i n t h e p a i r o f s t a t u e s k n o w n a s ‘, E c c l e s i a e t S y n a g o g a ’, ( t h e C h u r c h a n d t h e S y n a g o g u e ) w h i c h c o u l d b e f o u n d i n m a n y m e d i e v a l C a t h e ­, d r a l s t h r o u g h o u t E u r o p e . T h e f i g u r e r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e C h u r c h i s l o o k i n g d o w n w i t h s c o r n o n t h e f i g u r e r e p ­, r e s e n t i n g t h e S y n a g o g u e . T h e S y n a g o g u e f i g u r e l o o k s a w a y , h e r f a c e d o w n c a s t , h e r s t a f f b r o k e n , a n d h e r b o o k n o l o n g e r o f a n y v a l u e . A p p a r e n t l y s u c h a p a i r o f f i g ­, u r e s w a s a l s o p r e s e n t i n L i n c o l n C a t h e ­, d r a l , b u t l i k e m o s t o t h e r s t a t u e s t h e y w e r e d e s t r o y e d d u r i n g t h e R e f o r m a t i o n . B u t d i d t h i s a t t i t u d e o f c o n t e m p t o f i t s e l f l e a d t o t h e H o l o c a u s t ? O t h e r f a c t o r s w e r e n e c e s s a r y t o o . T h e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y s a w t h e r i s e o f n a t i o n a l ­, i s m i n E u r o p e w i t h p e o p l e i d e n t i f y i n g w i t h t h e i r c o u n t r y a n d t h i s l e d t o a g r e a t e r s e n s e o f s e p a r a t i o n a n d i s o l a t i o n f o r J e w s . A l s o a v e r y s p e c i f i c i d e o l o g y e m e r g e d w h i c h e m p h a s i s e d r a c i a l p u r i t y a n d t h i s w a s t a k e n u p b y t h e N a z i s w h o c a m e t o p o w e r i n G e r m a n y i n 1 9 3 3 . O u t o f t h i s r a c i a l i d e o l o g y e m e r g e d a d e s i r e t o s u b j u g a t e o t h e r r a c e s a n d n a t i o n s , s e e i n g t h e m a s l e s s t h a n f u l l y h u m a n . 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B e t w e e n 1 9 4 1 a n d 1 9 4 5 s o m e s i x m i l l i o n J e w s w e r e k i l l e d f o r n o o t h e r r e a s o n t h a n t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y w e r e J e w s . T h e m u ­, s e u m a t Y a d V a s h e m h a s g a t h e r e d m u c h m a t e r i a l f r o m s u r v i v o r s a n d f r o m N a z i r e c o r d s t h a t r e c o u n t s i n g r a p h i c d e t a i l h o w t h i s a l l u n f o l d e d . I t i s n o t e a s y m a t ­, t e r t o l i s t e n t o a n d l e a r n a b o u t , b u t o u r g r o u p s t u c k t o i t , r e c o g n i s i n g t h e i m p o r ­, t a n c e o f h e a r i n g a n d l e a r n i n g . T h e t h i r d a s p e c t o f o u r s e m i n a r w a s w h a t h a s h a p p e n e d a f t e r t h e H o l o c a u s t . W e h e a r d f r o m b o t h J e w i s h a n d C h r i s t i a n s p e a k e r s h o w d i f f e r e n t p h i l o s o p h e r s , t h e ­, o l o g i a n s , a r t i s t s , a n d o t h e r s h a d t r i e d t o m a k e s o m e s e n s e o f i t a l l , o r t o a t l e a s t e x p r e s s t h e i r f e e l i n g s a b o u t t h e i n a b i l i t y t o d o s o . S o m e a s k e d q u e s t i o n s a b o u t ‘, W h e r e w a s G o d ? ’, o t h e r s a s k e d ‘, W h e r e w a s h u m a n i t y ? ’, I t w a s a h a p p y c o i n c i d e n c e t h a t w h i l s t w e w e r e i n J e r u s a l e m w e c e l e b r a t e d t h e 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f N o s t r a A e t a t e , t h e D e c l a ­, r a t i o n o f t h e S e c o n d V a t i c a n C o u n c i l o n t h e R e l a t i o n o f t h e C h u r c h t o N o n ­, C h r i s t ­, i a n R e l i g i o n s . A l t h o u g h I w a s a l r e a d y f a ­, m i l i a r w i t h t h i s D e c l a r a t i o n I w a s p l e a s a n t l y s u r p r i s e d t o s e e h o w h i g h l y r e ­, g a r d e d t h i s d o c u m e n t i s b y C h r i s t i a n s f r o m o t h e r d e n o m i n a t i o n s a n d a l s o b y J e w i s h c o m m e n t a t o r s . I t w a s s a i d t h a t t h i s i s t h e m o s t p o s i t i v e C h r i s t i a n s t a t e ­, m e n t a b o u t J e w s a n d J u d a i s m s i n c e t h e e a r l i e r m e n t i o n l e t t e r o f S t P a u l t o t h e R o m a n s . I f t h e o l d r e l a t i o n s h i p w a s w e l l d e p i c t e d b y t h e s t a t u e s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e C h u r c h a n d t h e S y n a g o g u e t h e n t h e n e w r e l a t i o n ­, s h i p c a n a l s o b e d e p i c t e d b y a n e w s t a t u e e n t i t l e d ‘, C h u r c h a n d S y n a g o g u e i n o u r t i m e s ’, . T h i s w a s c o m m i s s i o n e d t o c e l e ­, b r a t e t h e 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f N o s t r a A e ­, t a t e a n d w a s b l e s s e d b y P o p e F r a n c i s o n h i s r e c e n t v i s i t t o t h e U S A . H e r e w e s e e t h e t w o f i g u r e s s i t t i n g s i d e b y s i d e l o o k i n g r e s p e c t f u l l y a t o n e a n ­, o t h e r ’, s s a c r e d b o o k s . I t i s a n i m a g e w h i c h h o p e f u l l y p o i n t s t h e w a y t o a b e t t e r a n d h a p p i e r f u t u r e . A s w e l l a s t h e c l a s s r o o m s t u d i e s w e a l s o w e r e i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d a F r i d a y e v e n i n g s y n a g o g u e s e r v i c e a t a l o c a l S y n a g o g u e a n d t h e n a f t e r w a r d s w e w e n t t o v a r i o u s m e m b e r s o f t h e c o m m u n i t y f o r a S a b b a t h s u p p e r . W e a l l f o u n d t h i s a v e r y m o v i n g e x p e r i e n c e . W e a l s o v i s i t e d v a r i o u s s i t e s o f r e l i g i o u s s i g n i f i c a n c e i n J e r u s a l e m a n d a l s o f u r t h e r a f i e l d i n N a z a r e t h a n d b y t h e S e a o f G a l i l e e . T h i s w a s I t h i n k t h e f i f t h y e a r t h a t C C J h a d o r g a n i s e d t h i s s e m i n a r a n d t h e y p l a n t o c o n t i n u e o r g a n i s i n g i t a n d o f f e r i n g p l a c e s t o C h r i s t i a n c l e r g y a n d m i n i s t e r s a t a h i g h l y s u b s i d i s e d r a t e . I f a n y o n e o n r e a d i n g t h i s a r t i c l e t h i n k s t h a t t h e y m i g h t b e i n t e r e s t e d i n a t t e n d i n g s u c h a s e m i n a r t h e n p l e a s e g e t i n t o u c h w i t h m e a n d I w i l l h e l p y o u g e t i n t o u c h w i t h t h e o r g a n i s e r s . C a n o n E d w a r d J a r o s z ( H o l y S o u l s , S c u n t h o r p e ) R e m e m b e r i n g t h e P a s t , S h a p i n g t h e F u t u r e N o t t i n g h a m P a r i s h e s j o i n C i t i z e n s U K O v e r t h e l a s t f o u r y e a r s s e v e r a l N o t t i n g ­, h a m C a t h o l i c p a r i s h e s , i n c l u d i n g t h e C a t h e d r a l a n d t h e H o l y S p i r i t p a r i s h e s , h a v e j o i n e d a s e c u l a r o r g a n i s a t i o n c a l l e d N o t t i n g h a m C i t i z e n s , a n o f f s h o o t o f C i t i ­, z e n s U K . T o g e t h e r w i t h s e v e r a l o t h e r C h r i s t i a n d e n o m i n a t i o n s i n N o t t i n g h a m , p l u s L i b e r a l J e w s , M u s l i m s , t r a d e u n i o n s , s c h o o l s , u n i v e r s i t y d e p a r t m e n t s a n d c h a r ­, i t i e s h e l p i n g d e s t i t u t e a s y l u m s e e k e r s , t h e y h a v e i d e n t i f i e d l o c a l c o m m u n i t y n e e d s . C o m m u n i t y n e e d s w e r e i d e n t i f i e d t h r o u g h c o n s u l t a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e m e m ­, b e r s o f C i t i z e n s a n d w e r e l i m i t e d t o i s s u e s a l l p a r t n e r s i n C i t i z e n s a g r e e d o n . O n c e i d e n t i f i e d , a c t i o n p l a n s w e r e s e t i n m o ­, t i o n . T o d a t e t h e C a t h e d r a l a n d H o l y S p i r i t p a r i s h e s , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i r p a r t ­, n e r s i n N o t t i n g h a m C i t i z e n s , h a v e a c h i e v e d t h e f o l l o w i n g : I n o r d e r t o c o m b a t t h e f r e q u e n t a c t s o f v i ­, o l e n c e a g a i n s t c i t y t a x i d r i v e r s , C C T V i s n o w i n s t a l l e d i n t a x i s . A n o t h e r a s p e c t o f c r i m e p r e v e n t i o n h a s b e e n t h e i m p r o v e d s e c u r i t y o n t h e F o r e s t R e c r e a t i o n g r o u n d w h i c h w a s p r e v i o u s l y t h e s c e n e o f m u g ­, g i n g s a n d s e x u a l a s s a u l t s a n d m o r e a t t e n ­, t i o n i s g i v e n t o t h e s a f e t y o f c h i l d r e n t r a v ­, e l l i n g t o s c h o o l . S t o p a n d s e a r c h p o w e r s u s e d b y t h e p o l i c e , p a r t i c u l a r l y o f e t h n i c m i n o r i t i e s , w a s a n o t h e r c o n c e r n a n d a f t e r l o b b y i n g b y C i t i z e n s , t h e P o l i c e C o m m i s ­, s i o n e r h a s a g r e e d t o g r e a t e r a c c o u n t a b i l ­, i t y o f p o l i c e i n t h i s a r e a o f t h e i r w o r k . T h e e c o n o m i c w e l l b e i n g o f t h e c o m m u n i t y i s a l s o o f c o n c e r n , a n d e c h o i n g t h e t e a c h ­, i n g i n P o p e L e o X I I I ` s e n c y c l i c a l , R e r u m N o v a r u m , N o t t i n g h a m C i t i z e n s h a s s u c ­, c e s s f u l l y l o b b i e d N o t t i n g h a m s h i r e C o u n t y C o u n c i l a n d N o t t i n g h a m C i t y C o u n c i l t o a g r e e t o m o v e t o w a r d s p a y i n g t h e i r l e a s t p a i d w o r k e r s t h e L i v i n g W a g e . T h e y h a v e a l s o m a d e a n e f f e c t i v e c o n t r i ­, b u t i o n t o n a t i o n a l i s s u e s , i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e i r s u c c e s s f u l l o b b y i n g o f P a r l i a m e n t t o e n d t h e d e t e n t i o n o f c h i l d a s y l u m s e e k e r s . A n o t h e r a r e a o f n a t i o n a l c o n c e r n w h e r e C i t i z e n s h a s m a d e a n i m p a c t i s t h e a d o p ­, t i o n b y G o v e r n m e n t o f t h e r e c o m m e n d a ­, t i o n s m a d e b y t h e m r e g a r d i n g s o c i a l c a r e i m p r o v e m e n t s , f o r e x a m p l e a c o m m i t m e n t t o b e t t e r t r a i n i n g f o r c a r e w o r k e r s . A t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e t h e f o c u s i s o n b u i l d ­, i n g o n t h e s t r e n g t h s o f t h e a l l i a n c e s f o r m e d b y t h e p a r t n e r s i n C i t i z e n s a n d a t t h e s a m e t i m e c o n t i n u i n g w i t h t h e p r o v i ­, s i o n o f t r a i n i n g m e m b e r s o f t h e p u b l i c i n n e g o t i a t i n g s k i l l s , t h e b e t t e r t o w o r k f o r t h e c o m m o n g o o d . 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", I n s t e a d w h a t t h e c o n f r a t e r n i t y t o l d p e o p l e w a s , ` Y e s , w e h a v e t o l i v e w e l l , b u t m o s t o f a l l w e h a v e t o d i e w i t h o u t b e i n g a f r a i d o f d y i n g , ` ", w h i c h m e a n t b e i n g r e a d y f o r G o d ` s j u d g m e n t b y t r y i n g t o l i v e a h o l y l i f e . W i t h t h e g r o u p ` s l a s t b u r i a l i n t h e 1 9 5 0 s , a s a p o s t ­, w a r I t a l i a n g o v e r n m e n t b e g a n t o p r o v i d e b a s i c h u m a n a n d s o c i a l s e r v i c e s , t h e a r c h c o n f r a t e r n i t y ` s m i s s i o n h a d t o c h a n g e , h e s a i d . T h e i r w o r k i s n o w b a s e d ", o n t h e t h r e e C ` s : C h r i s t , c h a r i t y a n d c u l t u r e , ", h e s a i d , a s t h e y p r o m o t e s a c r e d a r t a n d m u s i c . C o n f r a t e r n i t i e s , S a p i a s a i d , h a v e b e e n e s s e n t i a l i n p r o v i d i n g c h a r i t a b l e c a r e a n d p r e s e r v i n g t h e s p i r i t u a l l i f e o f t h e c h u r c h , e s p e c i a l l y d u r i n g t h e R e f o r m a t i o n . ", W h e n M a r t i n L u t h e r s t a r t e d t h e r e f o r m , p e o p l e b e c a m e m u c h m o r e d i s t a n c e d f r o m t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h , ", h e s a i d . B u t w h i l e f e w e r p e o p l e w e r e a t t e n d i n g M a s s i n R o m e ` s m a j o r b a s i l i c a s , h e s a i d , t h e c o n f r a t e r n i t y ` s s m a l l e r c h u r c h e s s t a y e d f u l l , w h e r e ", t h e r e w a s n ` t t h e a r r o g a n c e o f t h e c a r d i n a l ", a n d p e o ­, p l e w e r e s i m p l e r , m o r e h u m b l e a n d m o r e g r a c i o u s . T h i s a p p r o a c h a n d a t t i t u d e ", h e l p e d t h e c h u r c h i n t h e C o u n t e r ­, R e f o r m a t i o n , ", h e s a i d , a s t h e c o n f r a t e r n i t i e s ", w e r e u s e d t o g u i d e t h e c h u r c h ", t o w a r d s u c c e s s f u l r e f o r m . S a p i a s a i d h e s e e s a p a r a l l e l w i t h P o p e F r a n c i s . ", T h e c o n f r a t e r n i t y , a s F r a n c i s s a y s , s m e l l e d o f s h e e p ", a n d m e m ­, b e r s d i d n ` t w a i t f o r p e o p l e t o c o m e t o t h e m f o r h e l p , b u t b r a v e l y v e n t u r e d o f f t o b r i n g t h e c h u r c h t o p e o p l e i n n e e d , h e s a i d .

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M a n y w h o c o n g r e g a t e h e r e a r e f o o t s o r e a n d w e a r y a f t e r w e e k s o f j o u r n e y i n g a c r o s s p l a i n s a n d m o u n t a i n s . T h e y c o m e f o r m a n y r e a s o n s , s o m e t o d e e p e n t h e i r f a i t h o r f u l f i l a v o w , o t h e r s t o p e r f o r m a p e n a n c e , a n d s o m e o u t o f a s e n s e o f a d v e n ­, t u r e . A l l e n d t h e i r w a n d e r i n g s h e r e , b e f o r e t h e c h u r c h w h e r e t h e r e m a i n s o f t h e a p o s ­, t l e S t . J a m e s a r e s a i d t o l i e . A f t e r m o r e t h a n a t h o u s a n d y e a r s , t h e C a m i n o d e S a n t i a g o —, t h e W a y o f S t . J a m e s —, c o n t i n ­, u e s t o i n s p i r e C h r i s t i a n s f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . R e t i r e d h e a d t e a c h e r A n d r e w S o w e r b y , w h o w a s i n s p i r e d b y M a r t i n S h e e n ’, s e v o c a t i v e f i l m “, T h e W a y ”, . T o o k u p t h e c h a l l e n g e . L i t t l e d i d I k n o w , t h a t w h e n I w a s a t ­, t e n d i n g t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f B i s h o p J o h n A r n o l d a s t h e 1 0 t h B i s h o p o f S a l f o r d l a s t D e c e m b e r , t h a t t h e p r a y e r h e e n c o u r a g e d u s a l l t o s a y o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s w o u l d b e c o m e a n i n t e g r a l p a r t o f m y p e r s o n a l p r a y e r l i f e w h e n I w a l k e d t h e C a m i n o o r t h e w a y o f S t . J a m e s i n A p r i l o f t h i s y e a r . H e s i m p l y a s k e d a l l p r e s e n t t o r e c i t e t h e s h o r t a n d s i m p l e p r a y e r “, S t a y w i t h u s L o r d o n o u r j o u r n e y ”, a s o f t e n a s w e c o u l d . A s I b e g a n m y p r e p a r a ­, t i o n s f o r t h e C a m i n o i n e a r l y F e b r u a r y I a d a p t e d i t t o s a y , “, S t a y w i t h m e L o r d o n m y j o u r n e y ”, a n d a s k e d a l l t h o s e w h o w e r e s u p p o r t i n g m e t o s a y i t o n a d a i l y b a s i s s o t h a t I w o u l d c o m p l e t e t h e w a l k a n d r e ­, t u r n h o m e s a f e l y f r o m t h e e x p e r i e n c e . F o r t h o s e w h o d o n ’, t k n o w t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e C a m i n o o r T h e W a y o f S t . J a m e s , i t i s o n e o f t h e o l d e s t a n d m o s t r e v e r e d p i l ­, g r i m a g e r o u t e s i n t h e C h r i s t i a n w o r l d . L e g e n d h a s r e c o r d e d t h a t t h e r e m a i n s o f S t . J a m e s w e r e t r a n s p o r t e d t o a n d b u r i e d a t S a n t i a g o d e C o m p o s t e l a b y t h e e a r l y C h r i s t i a n s s o m e t i m e i n t h e t h i r d o r f o u r t h c e n t u r y . D u r i n g t h e M i d d l e A g e s i t b e c a m e a n i m p o r t a n t p i l g r i m a g e r o u t e f o r C h r i s t i a n s w h o w i s h e d t o p r a y t h e r e a t t h e s h r i n e o f S t . J a m e s . C o n s e q u e n t l y t h e r e d e v e l o p e d a s e r i e s o f w a l k i n g r o u t e s f o r p i l g r i m s t o f o l l o w . A l o n g t h e s e r o u t e s o r C a m i n o s t h e r e w e r e a l s o e s t a b l i s h e d a s e r i e s o f h o s t e l s o r a l b e r g u e s a s t h e y a r e c a l l e d a t w h i c h p i l g r i m s c o u l d f i n d f o o d a n d l o d g i n g e a c h n i g h t . T o d a y t h e C a m i n o i s o n e o f t h e b u s i e s t a n d m o s t d e ­, v e l o p e d p i l g r i m a g e r o u t e s i n t h e w e s t e r n w o r l d a s t h o u s a n d s e a c h y e a r c o m p l e t e t h e m i n i m u m 1 0 0 k i l o m e t r e s o f w a l k i n g i n o r d e r t o r e c e i v e t h e s p e c i a l ‘, C o m ­, p o s t e l a ’, s t a t i n g t h a t t h e y h a v e c o m p l e t e d i t . M y i n t e r e s t i n t h e C a m i n o d e v e l o p e d a n d g r e w a s a r e s u l t o f m y i n t e r e s t i n l o n g d i s ­, t a n c e w a l k i n g a n d h e a r i n g a b o u t i t f i r s t l y o n S i m o n R e e v e s e x c e l l e n t t e l e v i s i o n s e ­, r i e s “, P i l g r i m a g e ”, b e f o r e w a t c h i n g M a r t i n S h e e n ’, s e v o c a t i v e f i l m “, T h e W a y ”, . T h i s e n t h u s e d m e w i t h t h e d e s i r e t o c o m p l e t e t h e C a m i n o m y s e l f . 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M y C a m i n o o r j o u r n e y b e g a n i n e a r l y A p r i l a s J o h n , m y f e l l o w t r a v e l l e r , a n d I , f l e w o u t t o M a d r i d a n d w e r e d e l a y e d b y t h e F r e n c h A i r T r a f f i c C o n t r o l l e r s w o r k t o r u l e w h i c h m e a n t w e m i s s e d o u r c o n n e c t ­, i n g t r a i n t o L e o n r e s u l t i n g i n u s n o t a r r i v ­, i n g u n t i l 1 1 . 3 0 a t n i g h t . A s w e h a d p l a n n e d t o s p e n d t h e f i r s t n i g h t i n o n e o f t h e m a n y a l b e r g u e s i n L e o n t h i s w a s n o t n o w a f e a s i b l e p r o p o s i t i o n a s t h e y c l o s e t h e i r d o o r s p r o m p t l y a t 1 1 . 0 0 p . m . H o w ­, e v e r d u r i n g t h e t r a i n j o u r n e y f r o m M a d r i d t o L e o n w e b e n e f i t e d f r o m t h e p r o v e n a n c e o f G o d ’, s g o o d n e s s a s J o h n s t r u c k u p a c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h a l o c a l d o c ­, t o r f r o m L e o n w h o o n h e a r i n g a b o u t o u r p l i g h t v e r y k i n d l y a r r a n g e d a c c o m m o d a ­, t i o n f o r u s i n L e o n a n d t h e n d i r e c t e d u s t o t h e h o t e l s o t h a t w i t h i n h a l f a n h o u r o f o u r a r r i v a l w e w e r e c h e c k e d i n t o o u r r o o m a n d a b l e t o p r e p a r e f o r t h e s t a r t o f t h e w a l k t h e d a y a f t e r . T h e L o r d w a s a l r e a d y s t a y i n g w i t h u s o n o u r j o u r n e y . T h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g w e b e g a n o u r C a m i n o i n S a n M a r c o s S q u a r e f u l l o f e n ­, e r g y a n d e x c i t e m e n t . H o w e v e r t h e f i r s t d a y ’, s w a l k i n g w a s a l o n g a m a i n l y f l a t a n d u n i n t e r e s t i n g p a t h a s t h e r o u t e s f o l l o w e d t h e m a i n r o a d t o A s t o r g a s o t h a t i t w a s n o i s y a n d i n p l a c e s q u i t e d a n g e r o u s e s p e ­, c i a l l y w h e n o n e f o r g e t s t h a t i n S p a i n c a r s d r i v e a l o n g t h e r i g h t h a n d s i d e o f t h e r o a d . R o u t e f i n d i n g a l o n g t h e C a m i n o h o w e v e r i s g e n e r a l l y q u i t e e a s y a s o n e o n l y h a s t o f o l l o w t h e y e l l o w a r r o w s o r s c a l l o p s h e l l s i g n s t h a t a r e v e r y v i s i b l e a l o n g a l l p a r t s o f t h e r o u t e . T h a t d a y w e c o m p l e t e d o u r f i r s t 1 4 m i l e s b e f o r e s t o p ­, p i n g a t o n e o f t h e m a n y a l b e r g u e s t h a t a r e s o e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e f o r a l l p i l g r i m s . T h i s f i r s t d a y s e t t h e t o n e a n d r o u t i n e o f o u r d a i l y t r a v e l . E a c h d a y w e w o u l d b o o k i n t o a n a l b e r g u e t h a t c o s t b e t w e e n 5 a n d 1 0 E u r o s a n i g h t a n d p r o v i d e d y o u w i t h a b e d , a s h o w e r a n d w a s h i n g f a c i l i t i e s . O f t e n t h e b e d s w e r e i n l a r g e m i x e d d o r m i ­, t o r i e s h o u s i n g o v e r 1 0 0 p i l g r i m s b u t o n o c c a s i o n s t h e y w e r e s m a l l t w o b e d r o o m s a f f o r d i n g a s l i g h t l y g r e a t e r d e g r e e o f p r i ­, v a c y . O n c e w e h a d f r e s h e n e d u p w e w o u l d g o o u t a n d h a v e a “, P i l g r i m s M e a l ”, a t o n e o f t h e m a n y r e s t a u r a n t a n d b a r s t h a t s t r a d d l e t h e r o u t e . H e r e y o u c o u l d g e t f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 E u r o s a t h r e e c o u r s e m e a l i n c l u d i n g a b o t t l e o f w i n e . H a v i n g e a t e n w e w o u l d r e t u r n t o t h e h o s t e l a n d b e i n b e d a n d a s l e e p b y 9 . 3 0 p . m . T h e n e x t m o r n i n g o n e w a s u p b y a b o u t 6 . 3 0 a . m . a n d o f t e n w a l k i n g b y 7 . 3 0 t o 8 . 0 0 a . m . d e ­, p e n d i n g u p o n w h e t h e r t h e r e w a s a l o c a l c a f é, o p e n f o r b r e a k f a s t . O u r e a r l y d a y s o f w a l k i n g w e r e a l o n g f l a t p a t h s s i t u a t e d a l o n g ­, s i d e t h e m a i n r o a d b u t a s o n e d r e w c l o s e r t o A s ­, t o r g a t h e r o u t e p a s s e d t h r o u g h a s e r i e s o f s m a l l v i l l a g e s a n d t o w n s b e f o r e c r o s s i n g o p e n u n d u l a t i n g c o u n t r y s i d e . O n e o f t h e m o s t s t r i k i n g a s p e c t s o f t h e w h o l e r o u t e i s t h a t s c a t t e r e d a l o n g i t a r e s m a l l s h r i n e s d e d i ­, c a t e d t o t h o s e w h o h a v e w a l k e d t h e C a m i n o . T h e s e c o n s i s t o f c r o s s e s , s t a t u e s , s m a l l c h a p e l s , a n d p i l e s o f s t o n e s w h i c h p i l g r i m s h a v e l e f t i n m e m o r y o f t h e i r l o v e d o n e s . E a c h d a y ’, s w a l k i n g w o u l d f o l l o w a p r e ­, d i c t a b l e p a t t e r n a s w e w a l k e d f o r a n h o u r t o a n h o u r a n d a h a l f i n c o m p a n i o n a b l e s i ­, l e n c e w h i l s t w e e n j o y e d t h e c o u n t r y s i d e , p r a y e d , m e d i t a t e d a n d r e f l e c t e d u p o n l i f e b e f o r e s t o p p i n g a t a c o n v e n i e n t c a f é, f o r r e f r e s h m e n t s . M u c h a s I e n j o y e d t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f S p a n i s h f o o d t h e i r a b i l i t y t o p r o d u c e a d e c e n t c u p o f t e a , E n g l i s h s t y l e w a s s o m e w h a t l i m i t e d . I e x p e r i e n c e d t e a i n a w i d e v a r i e t y o f f o r m s s u c h a s t e a m a d e w i t h l u k e w a r m w a t e r , t e a w i t h h o t m i l k , t e a w i t h n o m i l k , t e a m a d e i n a g l a s s , t e a m a d e i n a m u g a s w e l l a s i n a t e a p o t . C o n s e q u e n t l y w h e n I r e t u r n e d t o E n g l a n d a t t h e e n d o f t h e w a l k I l u x u r i ­, a t e d i n e n j o y i n g w h a t I c o n s i d e r e d a p r o p e r b r e w ! ! A f t e r t h e e a r l y m o r n i n g s t o p , w e w o u l d w a l k o n f o r a n o t h e r a n h o u r a n d h a l f t h e n t a k e a n o t h e r s h o r t r e ­, f r e s h m e n t b r e a k b e f o r e c o n t i n u i n g o n u n t i l w e r e a c h e d a s u i t a b l e v e n u e f o r a l u n c h b r e a k a t a r o u n d 1 . 0 0 p . m . F o l l o w i n g a l u n c h o f e i t h e r s a l a d o r s o u p w e w o u l d w a l k o n u n t i l m i d ­, a f t e r n o o n w h e n w e w o u l d s t o p a t a c o n v e n i e n t h o s t e l a n d t h e n r e p e a t t h e w h o l e p r o c e s s a g a i n t h e f o l l o w i n g d a y . T h o u g h f o r p a r t o f t h e d a y w e w o u l d w a l k a l o n e w e o f t e n s p e n t t h e t i m e t a l k i n g t o f e l l o w p i l g r i m s w h o w e r e a l w a y s f r i e n d l y , c h e e r f u l a n d o f t e n f r o m v e r y d i f f e r e n t b a c k g r o u n d s b u t w h o a l l s h a r e d t h e s a m e c o m m o n d e s i r e t o w a l k S a n t i a g o d e C o m p o s t e l a a n d c o m p l e t e t h e C a m i n o . A s t h e t i t l e o f t h i s a r t i c l e s u g g e s t s i t w a s a w a l k o f t r i a l s a n d t r i b u l a t i o n s . D u r i n g t h e p r e v i o u s t w e n t y o d d y e a r s I h a v e c o m ­, p l e t e d a n u m b e r o f l o n g d i s t a n c e w a l k s r a n g i n g f r o m t h e P e n n i n e W a y t o t h e C o a s t t o C o a s t W a l k a n d I h a v e b e e n f o r ­, t u n a t e n o t t o s u f f e r f r o m a n y t h i n g o t h e r t h a n a f e w b l i s t e r s . H o w e v e r , w a l k i n g t h e C a m i n o t u r n e d o u t t o b e r a t h e r d i f f e r e n t a s I h a d v i r t u a l l y n o p r o b l e m s w i t h m y f e e t , b u t s u f f e r e d f r o m a n u m b e r o f n i g ­, g l i n g i n j u r i e s i n c l u d i n g a d o s e o f S p a n i s h t u m m y , a s h i n s p l i n t i n j u r y , t e n d o n i t i s a n d a g r o i n m u s c l e s t r a i n . T h a t I w a s a b l e t o c o n t i n u e a n d c o m p l e t e t h e w a l k w a s d u e t o m y w a l k i n g c o m p a n i o n J o h n w h o s u p p o r t e d m e t h r o u g h o u t b y a c c e p t ­, i n g t h e n e e d f o r r e s t d a y s a s w e l l a s t a k ­, i n g c a r e o f m e w h i l s t I w a s i l l . A s I i n d i c a t e d e a r l y i n t h e a c c o u n t I p r a y e d t h a t t h e L o r d s t a y e d w i t h m e o n m y j o u r n e y . T h a t H e a c t u a l l y w a s w i t h m e w a s c l e a r l y e v i d e n t t o m e o n t h e f o u r t h d a y o f t h e w a l k w h e n I i n j u r e d m y s h i n w h i l s t d e s c e n d i n g f r o m t h e C r o s s o f I r o n a n d t h e n d u r i n g t h e n i g h t b e c a m e i l l w i t h a d o s e o f S p a n i s h t u m m y . T h e n e x t m o r n i n g w h i l s t J o h n w a s e a t i n g h i s b r e a k f a s t h e m e t u p w i t h a g r o u p o f d o c ­, t o r s f r o m D u b l i n w h o o f f e r e d t o e x a m i n e m y l e g a n d t h e n c o n v i n c e d m e i t w o u l d b e s a f e f o r m e t o c o n t i n u e p r o v i d i n g I r e s t e d a n d t o o k p a i n k i l l i n g t a b l e s . I a m c o n ­, v i n c e d t h a t t h e s e d o c t o r s w e r e s e n t b y t h e L o r d a t t h i s t i m e a s I w o u l d h a v e b e e n i n ­, c l i n e d , b u t f o r t h e i r i n t e r v e n t i o n t o a c c e p t d e f e a t a n d r e t u r n h o m e f o r f e a r c a u s i n g p e r m a n e n t d a m a g e t o m y l e g . T o b e c o n t i n u e d i n t h e F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 6 e d i t i o n T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . 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P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 The Family Funeral Service Personally owned and managed by the Lymn Rose Family AW Lymn Nottingham Robin Hood House, NG3 1GF Tel: 0115 950 5875 | www.lymn.co.uk  /awlymn |  /awlymn  Meet Antonio from our Nottingham Office  24 hour personal service Flagship fleet of Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles  Pre-Paid Funeral Plans We have a nucleus of Catholic staff who know your community and strive to meet your needs “,Our family serving your family since 1907”, HOLY HOUR AND BENEDICTION PRAYING TOGETHER FOR THE NEEDS OF THE WORLD IN PREPARATION FOR THE YEAR OF MERCY “,THE CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY”, ST. BARNABAS CATHEDRAL EVENING MASS at 6.15 p.m. HOLY HOUR DIRECTLY AFTER MASS “, W a l k L i k e a n E g y p t i a n ! ”, A t S t M a r y ’, s S c h o o l , D e r b y , Y e a r 3 a n d 4 c h i l d r e n s p e n t t h e a u t u m n T e r m l e a r n i n g a l l a b o u t a n c i e n t E g y p t . T h e y w e r e i n ­, s p i r e d b y t h e i r v i s i t t o D e r b y M u s e u m t o c r e a t e t h e i r o w n i n t e r a c t i v e E g y p t i a n m u ­, s e u m a n d i n v i t e d p a r e n t s a n d v i s i t o r s a l o n g t o l e a r n a l l a b o u t t h i s f a s c i n a t i n g p e r i o d o f h i s t o r y . E v e r y o n e h a d t h e c h a n c e t o m a k e j e w e l l e r y , w r i t e t h e i r n a m e i n h i e r o g l y p h i c s , b u i l d a p y r a m i d , d e s i g n t h e i r o w n c a n o p i c j a r a n d e v e n m u m m i f y a n a p p l e ! T h e c h i l d r e n h a d d r e s s e d u p f o r t h e d a y i n E g y p t i a n c o s ­, t u m e a n d t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d p a s s i n g o n t h e i r n e w k n o w l e d g e a n d s k i l l s t o t h e a d u l t s . ”, F r a n W i c k s

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S t u d e n t s a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y h a v e r e c o r d e d a s i n g l e i n t h e i r c l a s s r o o m t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r c h a r i t y . M u s i c t e a c h e r D a n Q u e n b y a n d h i s f o r m g r o u p c a m e u p w i t h t h e u n u s u a l i d e a w h e n s t u d e n t s w e r e a s k e d t o t h i n k a b o u t h o w t h e y c o u l d s u p p o r t t h e a c a d e m y ’, s t w o c h o s e n c h a r i t i e s . M r Q u e n b y w r o t e t h e w o r d s a n d m i x e d t h e a c c o m p a n y i n g m u s i c b e f o r e r e h e a r s ­, i n g t h e s o n g ‘, I n T h i s L i f e ’, a n d r e c o r d i n g i t . H e s a i d : “, W e a l l t a l k e d a b o u t f u n d ­, r a i s i n g i d e a s a n d w e t h o u g h t a c h a r i t y s i n g l e w o u l d b e g o o d b e c a u s e n o ­, o n e e l s e w o u l d d o i t . “, O r i g i n a l l y w e d i d h a v e a n i d e a t o d o D o T h e y K n o w I t ’, s C h r i s t m a s b y B a n d A i d w i t h i t c o m i n g u p t o C h r i s t m a s b u t w e w e r e n ’, t s u r e w h e r e w e s t o o d o n c o p y r i g h t s o I t h o u g h t I w o u l d w r i t e t h e s o n g i n ­, s t e a d . “, T h e c h i l d r e n w a n t e d i t t o b e a r e a l l y u p ­, l i f t i n g s o n g w i t h a C a t h o l i c e l e m e n t , i t ’, s q u i t e s i m p l e a n d m e l o d i c . “, I u s e d v i r t u a l i n s t r u m e n t s t o r e c o r d t h e m u s i c a n d t h e n w e s e t u p m i c r o p h o n e s i n t h e c l a s s r o o m a n d t h e y s a n g i t w h i c h t o o k a b o u t a n h o u r . T h e n I m i x e d i t w i t h a b o u t s i x l a y e r s o f v o c a l s t o g e t i t r i g h t . T h e w h o l e p r o c e s s t o o k a b o u t s i x w e e k s . “, W h e n t h e y h e a r d i t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e t h e y w e r e s o e x c i t e d , t h e y c o u l d n ’, t b e l i e v e i t w a s t h e m . ”, M r Q u e n b y h a s s o n g ­, w r i t i n g e x p e r i e n c e a s h e u s e d t o w r i t e d e m o s o n g s f o r h i s b e s t f r i e n d , A n d y C o x o n , f r o m D e r b y , w h o i s a W e s t E n d s t a r a n d a p p e a r e d i n t h e f i l m L e s M i s e r a b l e s . H e s a i d : “, I w r o t e s o n g s f o r A n d y t h a t h e w o u l d s i n g a t a u d i ­, t i o n s , h e w a s a c t u a l l y b e s t m a n a t m y w e d ­, d i n g . H e ’, s a n a m a z i n g s i n g e r a n d i s d o i n g s o w e l l n o w a n d i s v e r y b u s y i n L o n d o n . ”, T h i r t y ­, o n e s t u d e n t s f r o m f o r m g r o u p 7 D Q w e r e i n v o l v e d i n r e c o r d i n g t h e s o n g w h i c h c o s t s £, 1 . 5 0 a n d h a s c u r r e n t l y r a i s e d m o r e t h a n £, 1 3 0 f o r S t r e e t C h i l d A f r i c a a n d t h e T e e n a g e C a n ­, c e r T r u s t . S t u d e n t H a r r i s o n P o w e l l , 1 1 , s a i d h e w a s p r o u d t o h a v e b e e n i n v o l v e d i n c r e ­, a t i n g t h e s o n g . H e s a i d : “, W e a l l w a n t e d t o r e c o r d t h e s o n g a n d w h e n w e c a m e i n t o o u r c l a s s ­, r o o m o n e d a y a n d t h e r e w e r e m i c r o p h o n e s t h e r e w e w e r e s o e x c i t e d . W h e n w e h e a r d i t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e w e t h o u g h t i t w a s a m a z i n g . I t s o u n d s r e a l l y g o o d a n d i t ’, s s o m e t h i n g w e ’, l l b e a b l e t o k e e p f o r e v e r . O u r f o r m g r o u p i s l i k e a s e c o n d h o m e a n d w e a r e l i k e a f a m i l y s o i t ’, s a n h o n o u r t o h a v e b e e n i n v o l v e d i n t h i s p r o j e c t t o ­, g e t h e r . ”, S o p h i e G i l l o t t , 1 1 , s a i d c r e a t i n g t h e s o n g h a d b e e n a n a m a z i n g e x p e r i e n c e . S h e s a i d : “, I t ’, s a o n c e ­, i n ­, a ­, l i f e t i m e c h a n c e a n d I ’, m j u s t s o h a p p y t o h a v e b e e n i n ­, v o l v e d . W e a r e s e l l i n g i t u p u n t i l C h r i s t ­, m a s , I w i s h w e c o u l d g e t i t i n t o t h e c h a r t s . W h e n I h e a r d i t I j u s t t h o u g h t t h a t i t w a s r e a l l y c o o l . ”, E m i l y C r a g g , 1 1 , s a i d t h e i d e a h a d c a u g h t t h e a t t e n t i o n o f s t a f f a n d s t u d e n t s a c r o s s t h e s c h o o l . 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P a g e 1 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R I f y o u r s c h o o l w o u l d l i k e t o p u r c h a s e a s u p p o r t a d v e r t i n t h e p a p e r p l e a s e c o n t a c t A l i c e o n 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 o r e m a i l a l i c e j at c a t h c o m . o r g A 5 c m x 6 . 2 c m a d v e r t i n t h i s s e c t i o n i s o n l y £, 3 5 .

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