An on-line publication wonders whether a church should be decorated with the fleur-de-lis. A conspiracist sees ominous signs in Pac-Man. Church boards angrily debate carpet color. Those with nothing better to do try to find a new interpretation of Daniel’s 1335 days. Is this what Christianity is about? I minister with soldiers–with men and women…

Jack Hitt’s book, Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim’s Route into Spain (1994) was the major inspiration for Martin Sheen’s film, The Way, about the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Here’s a passage that made it into the film in much abbreviated form. The repetition of the walk is interrupted only by a…