Pilgrimage of Hope Podcast
Phil McCarthy • September 17, 2025
All Kinds of Catholics podcast on the Pilgrimage of Hope!
For Episode 68 of the All Kinds of Catholics podcast Theresa Alessandro joined the pilgrims before the start, on all four ways, and at the concluding celebrations in Nottingham. Pilgrims felt able to speak to her from the heart; of their experience of walking, of their Catholic heritage, of the hospitality they received enroute, of the presence of God in nature, of community, hope and love.
In the words of St John Henry Newman; 'Heart speaks to heart'.
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Annie Sparkes reflects on being a perpetual pilgrim on the St Mark's Way of the Pilgrimage of Hope from Leeds to Nottingham.
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Our group of pilgrims walked the St Cuthbert Mayne Way from Plymouth Cathedral to our Shrine Church of St Cuthbert Mayne over three days in separate weeks.
Roy Peachey walked the Augustine Camino for Mary's Meals, and found it an enchanting, if physically demanding experience!
In this special episode of the All Kinds of Catholic podcast Theresa Alessandro returns to Padley Chapel on the St Mark's Way of the Pilgrimage of Hope.
Eoin Sharkey reflects on the graces he received on a cycling Pilgrimage of Hope.
Pilgrim and gourmand Eddie Gilmore had been worried about the food on Mount Athos but found himself giving thanks for a 'feast of a meal'.
Pilgrims joined Fr Gerry Walsh tracing St Wulstan’s life and legacy, from Worcester Cathedral to Clifton Cathedral as part of the Catholic Church’s Year of Jubilee, “Pilgrims of Hope” celebrations. Participants explored their faith while journeying through stunning landscapes and historic locations.
An encounter with a pilgrim on another journey leads to a reflection on creation.
On the final day of the Pilgrimage of Hope Bishop Patrick McKinney walked with pilgrims and reflected on his experience and on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
