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January 2016

January 28, 2016

What Is a Pilgrimage?

Pilgrimage is one of those pious words that scare many people off because they’re afraid...

January 26, 2016

Top 10 Reasons to Go On Pilgrimage

10. You’re young and want an adventure. 9. You’re old and want to reflect on...

December 2015

December 07, 2015

Sacred Journeys—plus news about the Holy Rover’s future

I know I said I wouldn’t be back blogging until after the first of the...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

Cutting Loose

Well, my dear Holy Rover readers, it's time to say goodbye for awhile. Within the...

July 20, 2015

8 Top Spiritual Sites in America

Today's post is an article of mine that was recently published by the PBS-affiliated website Next...

July 12, 2015

Symphony on the Prairie

I’ve been doing this blog for a number of years, but there’s one huge category of...

June 2015

June 25, 2015

With the Mennonites (and the Eisenhowers) in Kansas

One of the religious groups I've always admired are the Mennonites. Though small in number,...

June 17, 2015

The Grace in Dying

You might say that the topic of death is hot these days. Many people are questioning the standard...

June 07, 2015

The Ben Long Frescoes of North Carolina

In 1972, artist Ben Long was looking for a place to put his newly acquired...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

Where the Book of Mormon Began

Since its Broadway opening in 2011, the irreverent musical The Book of Mormon has won...

May 12, 2015

Finding Ties of Connection at Ganondagan

Today's post is by guest blogger Bob Sessions: Construction workers don't usually have beautiful images...

April 2015

April 26, 2015

Of Good Shepherds and Sheep

Oops! Mistakes happen. This site is being transferred to its new home at Patheos, and...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

At Machu Picchu, Where the Veil is Thin

The ancient Celts of Ireland described holy sites as "thin places" where the veil between...

March 16, 2015

On Top of the World at Machu Picchu

In 1911, Yale professor Hiram Bingham III made a discovery that catapulted him to international fame...

March 11, 2015

On the Road to Machu Picchu

Tell me, is there any spiritual destination in the world with a more evocative and mysterious reputation...

February 2015

February 01, 2015

Honoring Your Wishes

Today's post is a sermon I gave Sunday at Trinity Episcopal in Iowa City. Regular readers will...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

It's Your Funeral. Discuss.

We seem to be on a theme of spirituality in aging these days, so in...

January 19, 2015

The Grace in Aging

Every so often I come across a book I read very slowly. I want to...

January 09, 2015

Sacred Journeys, Near and Far

Now that the holiday season is past, I'm back to Rovering again here at the Holy...

December 2014

December 05, 2014

After the Fire, a Rebirth in Stuart

Sometimes the stories in the news seem overwhelming, don't they? Each day brings another tale...

November 2014

November 23, 2014

The Happiness Curve

Today marks the beginning of Thanksgiving week here in the U.S. It's hard to think...

November 10, 2014

Thanking Veterans, One Rock at a Time

Today is Veteran's Day in the U.S. In honor of the holiday I want to...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

In Which I Unleash My Inner Viking & Discover a New Ancestor

The picture at left (a sign we saw in Reykjavik) begs the question: why in...

October 16, 2014

Iceland's Ring Road

There are times when we English majors simply have to concede that images trump words....

October 09, 2014

The Return of the Norse Gods and Goddesses

One of the things I love best about my work is the chance to meet...

October 01, 2014

With the Hidden People in Iceland

Soon after we arrived in Iceland, Bob and I were browsing in a small town...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

On the Trail of Vikings and Elves in Iceland

Yes, I know it's a cheesy photo. And those horns are totally wrong, because Vikings...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

A Jesus Pilgrimage with James Martin

Several years ago I visited the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, the Trappist monastery where Thomas...

August 15, 2014

The Spirituality of Morning Coffee

If I get to heaven, I hope St. Peter will give me two things once...

August 06, 2014

With the Ancient Astronomers on Chimney Rock

Today we travel east from Mesa Verde for about a hundred miles to Chimney Rock National Monument....

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