Hearts in Search of God
The aim of this three year project is to promote walking pilgrimage in England & Wales by developing Pilgrim Ways between the cathedral of each Catholic diocese and one or more shrines within the same diocese. The Ways are an opportunity for Catholics and other Christians to deepen their faith, and for people of all faiths and none to share in the experience of walking a pilgrimage in a Catholic context. The hope is that walking pilgrimage will contribute to the common good of our nations through encouraging encounter with others, hospitality, and respect for the environment.
Phil McCarthy, a retired GP and former CEO of Caritas Social Action Network, is leading the 3-year project to promote walking pilgrimages in England & Wales by developing pilgrim ways between each Cathedral and one or more shrines in the same diocese. Read more for details of the latest pilgrimage, ‘The Holystone Way‘ in the Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle.
The Holystone Way:
The Pilgrim Ways website says of this walk:
“The Holystone Way is a Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle. The destination of the Way is the Lady’s Well at Holystone. The C5 missionary St Ninian is said to have preached here and to have baptised converts to Christianity in the well pool. St Paulinus is also linked to the Shrine.
The route is 53.9 miles long, involves gentle climbs and passes through some remote countryside.”
Find out more about this walk and others from across England and Wales on the Pilgrim Ways website.