by Dr Phil Brennan | Mar 24, 2023 | Phils Blog
It’s the unscripted encounters we never see coming that can inspire us on our journey. One brief moment in the vast expanse of time is all it takes to elevate us to a space we may not have known before. We can never quite see what awaits around each new bend until we...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Feb 23, 2023 | Phils Blog
It’s not always easy to stay the course when the elements turn. The shelter we seek lies camouflaged beneath the foliage of an unforgiving world. The wind picks up as if to forewarn us of what is coming our way. There can be nowhere to hide when the storm descends. We...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Jan 12, 2023 | Phils Blog
We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know that place for the first time. (T.S. Eliot) In a beautiful twist of fate, our latest Camino offering leads me right back to where I started. Wexford has...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Dec 14, 2022 | Phils Blog
Christmas time has its own magical allure. After a strange few years, it’s great to have this season back in all its wonder. The lights, the gifts, the music, the myriad of sporting spectacles beamed live to our sitting rooms, the gatherings among family and friends,...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Nov 18, 2022 | Phils Blog
There’s something about sharing the path with someone over a few days. You build up an unspoken bond of trust that lingers long after the walking is over. On Camino, it’s easy to find common ground. Conversations roll in unknowing telepathy with each passing step; a...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Oct 29, 2022 | Phils Blog
Brighid of the sunrise Rising in the morning Rising with the springtime Greening all the land See you in the soft cloud See you in the raindrop See you in the winds of change Blowing through the land These words are spoken of Saint Brigid (in a song by Iontach) and it...
