Tag: ancient paths
![Passionist Life Walking Ancient Paths to the Future: Eight Things](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Walking-Ancient-Paths-FInal-Thoughts-v2-400x225.jpg)
Walking Ancient Paths to the Future: Eight Things
Lya Vollering shares eight concluding lessons from ninety-six days spent walking the Via Francigena.
Jul 25 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Fourteen](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-Fourteen-400x225.jpg)
Thanks for following Lya on her journey along the Via Francigena to Rome. Here she shares her reflections on the final week of her eco-pilgrimage.
Jul 18 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Thirteen](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-13-400x225.jpg)
Lya Vollering details her thirteenth week walking along the Via Francigena, through Italian towns full of history.
Jul 11 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Twelve](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-12-400x225.jpg)
On the twelfth week walking along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering reflects on the trail of lost belongings she's left behind..
Jul 04 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Eleven](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-11-400x225.jpg)
On the eleventh week of her pilgrimage along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering takes solace in the harmony and peace of a simple, unadorned church.
Jun 27 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Ten](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-10-400x225.jpg)
As she tackles the tenth week of her pilgrimage along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering reflects on elastic time, industrial landscapes and the characters she encounters.
Jun 20 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Nine](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-09-400x225.jpg)
Lya arrives in Aosta in the Italian Alps, having descended from the breath-taking heights and not without some moments of frustration.
Jun 15 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Eight](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-Eight-400x225.jpg)
On her eighth week along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering reflects on joy, gratitude, the 'unreal' focus of our societies, and letting go.
Jun 06 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Seven](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-Seven-400x225.jpg)
On her seventh week along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering appreciates the vibrancy of Switzerland and catches sight of the Alps.
May 30 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Six](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-Six-400x225.jpg)
On her sixth week along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering reflects on the tarmac, barley fields, and the nature of being a 'traveller'.
May 23 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Five](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-Five-400x225.jpg)
On her fifth week along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering reflects on the nature of love, and her fears about the future.
May 16 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Four](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-Four-400x225.jpg)
On her fourth week along the Via Francigena, Lya joins up with friends, reflecting on the canals and architecture she finds along the way.
May 11 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Three](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-Three-400x225.jpg)
On her third week along the Via Francigena, Lya feels at home among the wild flowers, while keenly aware of a daunting emptiness in the nature around her.
May 02 2023
![Passionist Life Ancient Paths: Week Two](https://passionist.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Walking-Ancient-Paths-Week-Two-400x225.jpg)
On her second week along the Via Francigena, Lya reflects on the wild, land ownership, and submits to the need for new walking shoes.
Apr 25 2023