After facing a life-changing cancer diagnosis, Phil Volker started walking a circuitous route around his ten-acre backyard. It was a chance to exercise, which his doctors had encouraged, but also created a sacred space to think and pray. Realizing that he was covering quite a distance, he found a map of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route and began to map his progress, calculating that 909 laps would get him from St. Jean Pied-de-Port to the Cathedral of St. James. Volker completed five caminos, five hundred miles each, without leaving his backyard, and many visitors have found healing, solace, and consolation in walking with him. Phil's life was transformed by what he calls his three Cs--Camino, Catholicism, and Cancer. Part spiritual autobiography, part pilgrimage journal, and part Old Farmer's Almanac, this book is the story of his journey.

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Information

Publisher

Resource Publications

Year

2022

ISBN

9781666719550

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Social Science Biographies

Index

Social Sciences

Title Page
A Note from the Editor
Foreword
The Bio of Phil Volker
Part I: We’re on Shore!
Part II: What Can Come Out of One’s Backyard?
Part III: The Three C’s
Part IV: Radical Hospitality
Part V: Abundance
Part VI: The Veranda
Part VII: The Guestbook
Afterword
The Last Lap
Eulogy for My Dad
Glossary