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Jamie Noyd

Pilgrimage Practices (#4): Praying

September 18, 2023 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

Let your prayers rise like smoke to the Great Spirit, for he will see and answer you.  Every step is a prayer, and as you dance upon the earth for the things you seek, the way will open before you.  In the same way, as you search for the true ancient pathways, you will find them.  Answers will come to the ones who ask, good things will be found by the ones who search for them, and the way will open before the ones who keep dancing their prayers. I love the imagery in the First Nations Version … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#4): Praying

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Love God and One Another Tagged With: Pilgrimage, Prayer, The Harmony Way, Via Divina

Pilgrimage Practices (#3): Place

September 11, 2023 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

In anticipation of the next Via Divina online pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, pilgrimage director Jamie Noyd will be sharing six spiritual practices of pilgrims over the next weeks before  The Harmony Way  begins on October 14. This is the third in the series. Visit the  landing page  for  The Harmony Way  for more information and to register. Sacred places and their stories draw us to pilgrimage.  Traveling to that place, you become more aware of the other places through which you are walking.  Centuries of … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#3): Place

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Love God and One Another Tagged With: Pilgrimage, place, The Harmony Way, Via Divina

Pilgrimage Practices (#2): Walking

September 4, 2023 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

In anticipation of the next Via Divina online pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, pilgrimage director Jamie Noyd will be sharing six spiritual practices of pilgrims over the next weeks before  The Harmony Way  begins on October 14. This is the second in the series. Visit the  landing page  for  The Harmony Way  for more information and to register. Walking is a key element of pilgrimage.  This may be walking a route such as the Camino de Santiago for hundreds of miles.  It may involve walking around a sacred site … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#2): Walking

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Love God and One Another Tagged With: Pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, Via Divina, Walking

Pilgrimage Practices (#1): Becoming Aware of Our Stories

August 28, 2023 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

In anticipation of the next Via Divina online pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, pilgrimage director Jamie Noyd will be sharing six spiritual practices of pilgrims over the next weeks before The Harmony Way begins on October 14. Visit the landing page for The Harmony Way for more information and to register. What story is driving your life today? As humans, we are wired to make meaning and understand the world through narratives that connect the events, people, beliefs, and places in our lives. Neurobiology and … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#1): Becoming Aware of Our Stories

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Love God and One Another Tagged With: Pilgrimage, Stories, The Harmony Way, Via Divina

The Franciscan Way (Walk Five): Rebuilding the Church

June 20, 2022 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

Only one week until Orientation on June 28. Discounts available on registration site. Rebuilding the Church God called Francis of Assisi to rebuild the church. Francis started by collecting stones and repairing walls of rundown chapels. Then he started to live out the good news of Jesus by loving those on the margins of society and new life entered the church.  Many people today would say that the church is again in need of renewal. What could that look like?  If you have been asking this question, … [Read more...] about The Franciscan Way (Walk Five): Rebuilding the Church

Filed Under: Devotional Tagged With: Franciscan Way, Via Divina

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