Pilgrimages

‘Pilgrimage fever’ ahead of Kim birthday

9 Feb 2012

North Korea’s propaganda mills are going all out to encourage pilgrimages to the alleged birthplace of late leader Kim Jong-il ahead of his birthday next week.

Pray for faith

3 Feb 2012

I am against the planned pilgrimages being organized by the Archdioceses of Miami to celebrate the visit of Pope Benedict XVI . I understand that the church and its leaders have a moral obligation to visit the faithful on the island as well as to confront the Castro regime with its ongoing human right abuses. However, the Cuban-American community here in Miami will serve no purpose in their ...

Spiritual travel for atheists: Do pilgrimages have a place in modern society?

3 Feb 2012

Few activities are nowadays more venerated or form the subject of more involved daydreams than travelling. Alongside love, travel lies at the heart of secular notions of happiness, though, unlike love, it is is generally assumed to be a straightforward process entailing few conceptual or philosophical conundrums.The travel pages of newspapers and magazines present the chief hurdles as ...