The Confraternity of St James Bulletin
- includes articles on all aspects of the pilgrimage, reviews of recent publications, announcements of forthcoming events, and a members' page
- is published four times a year, and is free to members
- the current issue, and a good many back numbers, are available from our on-line Bookshop
- click here for a list of the contents of the most recent issues.
- an index to all issues, from the beginning, is included in the on-line Library Catalogue
The Editor is happy to consider articles for publication in the Bulletin:
contact the Editor
A selection of articles from the Bulletin
To give a sense of the range of our interests and activities, as
well as extending the information provided on this website, we include a
small selection of articles from recent issues of the Bulletin. Click on
each author/title line to read the article.
Judith Bennett: Looking for St James in Normandy
Judith Bennett describes an initial attempt to trace the route across Normandy which pilgrims from Britain might have taken. Her article includes a description of the frescoed miracle of St James in the church at Canville-la-Rocque. The Confraternity has recently started a Newsletter to bring together those interested in researching pilgrim routes in Normandy: to join the mailing list, get in touch.
Nigel Elbourne: The spiritual dimension
of pilgrimage
A talk given at one of our Practical Pilgrim days, Nigel Elbourne reflects on the different personae of St James, and on the encounters which the pilgrimage may bring.
Nancy Frey: The return- when yellow arrows no longer mark the way
Nancy Frey completed her Ph D thesis on the experience of present-day Santiago pilgrims in 1966, and has since published Pilgrim Stories: on and off the road to Santiago. Here she reflects on the continuing significance of the pilgrimage, after the journey to Santiago is complete.
Howard Hilton: On foot to find the
meaning of life
An interview with a Swiss pilgrim, who discusses the sprituality of the pilgrimage.
Colin Jones: A first-time warden at
Castrojeriz
Colin Jones, after making the pilgrimage, returned as a volunteer warden in the refugio at Castrojeriz. Here he describes the old tradition of hospitality to pilgrims from the point of view of the hospitalero.
A medieval historian casts a critical eye over this most recent version of the Pilgrim's Guide from the Codex Calixtinus, and compares it with others.
Ernest G. Norris: Master Mateo's Musicians
The extraordinary vividness and truth to life of the 24 musicians carved around the Portico de la Gloria.
A pilgrim with experience of most of the major routes to Santiago, and the author of several of our guides as well as the Cicerone guide to the le Puy route, Alison here recounts a pilgrimage along the Camino Francés in winter. She includes practical advice for others thinking of doing the same.
Priscilla White: The Pilgrim's Way:
a short walk to Canterbury
A Santiago pilgrim describes and reflects on the pilgrimage to Canterbury
Go to our on-line Bookshop to order the current issue, or back numbers of the CSJ Bulletin