Getting Sidetracked

  • Tracing the footsteps of the Arabs in Spain

    Aug 16, 2024

    A reminder to self: when they say it’s hot in Spain, it is blisteringly HOT.

  • Tracing the Spanish Moors

    Jul 19, 2024

    Echoes of the Moorish architecture are still evident everywhere on the grounds of the Mezquita of Cordoba. There is an orange grove where the Muslims performed their ablutions before prayers.

  • Care to attempt an ancient pilgrim’s journey?

    May 10, 2024

    Make us strong in faith and happy in hope on our pilgrim journey, following the path of Christian life, and sustain us so that we may finally reach the glory of God the Father. Amen. I wish you all ¡Buen Camino!

  • The hidden Christians

    Mar 10, 2024

    “The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church.” - Tertullian, Early Church Father, 2nd century