The time of the pilgrimage is the present age in which we are always like pilgrims in battle
Jacopo da Varazze (13th Century)
I am Phil McCarthy. For many years I was a GP in Bristol. In December 2015 I took up a new role as CEO of Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN).
In 2008 I walked alone 1,200 miles from Canterbury to Rome following the ancient Via Francigena. I wrote a book about my inner and outer journeys called Rome Alone.
In 2015 I walked on from Rome to Istanbul along the Via Francigena nel Sud and the Via Egnatia to Thessaloniki. I met up with three friends and spent Easter on Mount Athos then I cycled on from Alexandroupolus to Gallipoli and finally to Istanbul. My book about this journey is called The Dusty Roads of History.
The proceeds of both books will be donated to Saint Joseph's Hospice, which provides compassionate, specialist palliative care to people living in East London with life-limiting illness.
I am happy to do talks about my walks and about pilgrimage in the 21st Century. Please see my contacts page.
In 2008 I walked alone 1,200 miles from Canterbury to Rome following the ancient Via Francigena. I wrote a book about my inner and outer journeys called Rome Alone.
In 2015 I walked on from Rome to Istanbul along the Via Francigena nel Sud and the Via Egnatia to Thessaloniki. I met up with three friends and spent Easter on Mount Athos then I cycled on from Alexandroupolus to Gallipoli and finally to Istanbul. My book about this journey is called The Dusty Roads of History.
The proceeds of both books will be donated to Saint Joseph's Hospice, which provides compassionate, specialist palliative care to people living in East London with life-limiting illness.
I am happy to do talks about my walks and about pilgrimage in the 21st Century. Please see my contacts page.
Thank you for your interest and support.
www.romealone.org.uk
