The Camino de Santiago: A Parable of Belonging & Acceptance, Past & Present
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6:00pm Reception for in-person guests
6:30pm Livestreamed presentation
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Dating back more than 1,000 years, the Camino de Santiago is one of the world’s three Roman Catholic pilgrimages and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has also seen a dramatic surge in popularity—since 2016, the number of peregrinos has more than doubled to 564,000.
What is it that draws people to make this ancient journey...? Join us to uncover its history...learn how it helps people find belonging and acceptance, outside their comfort zone...and hear from others who have experienced this gift of the Camino firsthand.
::: About the Speakers :::
Fr. Kevin A. Codd is a retired priest of the Diocese of Spokane, WA, who now serves the Catholic expat community in Cuenca, Ecuador. In 2003, seeking to take stock of his life, he set out from the foot of the Pyrenees in France on a 35-day Camino pilgrimage. The experience, which he describes in , would profoundly change his life. Four years later, he made a 2nd pilgrimage from Louvain, Belgium, to Compostela, which he chronicled in .
Fr. Christopher Robinson, CM, is a member of the Congregation of the Mission, also known as the Vincentians. He has served at DePaul University for almost 25 years in a variety of capacities, including as an instructor of religious studies and Catholic studies and as director of Catholic Campus Ministry. He also serves on the board of drectors of DePaul College Prep. He has walked the Camino de Santiago four times as well as assisted—in the fall of 2026—at the Catedral de Santiago and in the Pilgrims’ Office in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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