Advent Wave of Hope
Phil McCarthy • December 22, 2025
I was delighted to be invited to record this brief Advent reflection for the Catholic Bishops' Conference (England and Wales) Wave of Hope series.
My focus was the 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope.
The Extreme Way of the Cross is a Lenten practice combining prayer with asceticism and adventure!
Walk a long-distance trail back through time to the place where St Augustine first set foot on British soil with Catholic People's Weeks.
Registration for the Spring Walking Pilgrimage Gathering has now closed.
St Theodore's Way is a Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Salford.
News from pilgrimways and plans for 2026!
Pilgrimage can be life-altering and transformational as this walk to Dover along the Via Francigena demonstrated.
Happy New Year and a blessed Feast of the Epiphany when we remember the visit of the wise men or Magi to the infant Jesus!
The Laudato Si Circle based at Blackfriars in Oxford undertook a pilgrimage for the planet!
A pilgrim way in Oxfordshire following St John Henry Newman’s spiritual path.
A new resource for those interested in the impact of pilgrimage on the environment.
