2025 Sesquicentennial Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage

In our Sesquicentennial year, we are endeavoring to strengthen our connections across generations and geography. October 14- 23 St. James Cathedral Dean Lisa Hackney-James is leading parishioners on a pilgrimage through Northern Spain following the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St James), arriving at the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, where the body of Saint James the Apostle is believed to be laid to rest. St James parishioners will follow the French Route, taken by the majority of pilgrims in the Middle Ages.

We invite you to enjoy these photos and reflections from along the way.

  • Monday 10.13.25: Arrival Part I: – Time and Space
    A Camino Journal Entry by Dean Lisa Hackney-James When people get mixed up with God, time can become strange. For those who have experienced a whirlwind romance, we know that when we fall in love, time often “stands still”; and of course this also happens when we travel. My Monday afternoon arrival at Terminal 4 in Madrid, began at O’Hare with a post-10:00pm direct flight. I was looking forward to the possibility that with a late start time after a full morning’s work at the Cathedral, along…
  • Sunday 10.12.25 Departure: the discomfort begins at home
    A Camino Journal Entry by Dean Lisa Hackney-James Packing for trips has always been my Waterloo. Over the years I have marveled as friends relate to me that days in advance of traveling, whether for work or pleasure, they have already packed their bag. My mind cannot take it in. Their outfits chosen, their toiletries packed. How is this possible? What if they need this top or that shoe in the meantime? How many clothes do they have that they can just consign portions of their wardrobe to a…
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