“Sometimes, at the dinner table, a man might get up
and go outside and walk and walk,
simply because there’s somewhere in the East a church.”
(Rilke’s Book of Pilgrimage)
My fourth child is a junior at Hillsdale majoring in politics. First of all, what? How am I old enough that my fourth born is a junior in college? Secondly, what a brave thing to major in, especially in this age of political violence. I’m proud. Maybe sometimes a little trepidatious, but always proud.
He has the courage of his convictions if anyone ever did. He spends his summer pro-life canvassing with Susan B. Anthony. He’s had his life threatened, been called every name in the book, and yet keeps smiling, being respectful, and operating from his strength. He’s an active member of his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta (ΔΤΔ) and the Knights of Columbus, Hillsdale Chapter.
Is this a Caesar appreciation post? Well, yes. Of course it is! Also, he is going on Pilgrimage. He’s going to walk the Camino during his winter break. In his own words, he will be “…praying and offering penance daily and finally laying prayer requests in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela at the tomb of St. James the Greater.”
This is a dream come true….for me. I have wanted to walk the Camino for more than a decade. It may not be in my future, but my joy is no less supporting one of my children doing it! I feel like I am going on pilgrimage! Because I am going to send him with my prayer intentions and he is going to offer them on my behalf. (Isn’t Catholicism neat?!)
Would you be interested in sending your intentions with him? Would you pray and see if God is leading you to help him in his pilgrimage? He has a fundraising account here: Support Caesar’s Pilgrimage.
God bless you if you financially support this venture, say prayers for him, or even just think fondly of me, his mother, who likes to brag from time-to-time about her kids and their adventures.
Hello Friends!
As many of you know I am a junior at Hillsdale College in Michigan. I am majoring in politics and getting ready to venture out into the commotion of the working world. What you don’t know is I have been blessed with an opportunity to go on pilgrimage on El Camino De Santiago in the Galicia Region of Northern Spain.
This is an amazing opportunity to momentarily leave behind the ever increasing noise of the world to listen to and discern the plan that God has for my life.
The trip will entail a nearly two week pilgrimage throughout Spain that holy men and women have been taking for over 1000 years. The trip will be during my winter break, from December 29th-January 7th.
I have applied for and received scholarships for the trip but still require some additional funding. The amount I need in order to pay for the remainder of the trip is $2,050. I am looking for partners. If you feel led to donate, I will carry your prayer requests and intentions with me, praying and offering penance daily and finally laying your requests in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela at the tomb of St. James the Greater.
I realize that this is a hefty sum of money and I pray that with your gifts and prayers that this trip could be possible. Be assured your intentions and prayer requests will remain confidential.
Thank you all your generosity.
God Bless,
Caesar Z. Gombojav
reconciling things 
What an amazing opportunity!
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