Pilgrimage

            Before watching the movie, I did not know much about Catholic pilgrimages. In reality, the only religious pilgrimage that I knew about was the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. However, after watching the movie, I realized that many other religions have pilgrimages or religious journeys, even Catholics. In the movie, a group of Catholic pilgrims journey to the Cathedral of Santiago de Campostela in Chile. This particular pilgrimage was longer than most. However, this group of travelers made the hard journey to find some sort of spiritual enlightenment.

            The sacrifice that these people make to journey across the country for the sake of their beliefs is remarkable. Personally, I do not think that I am going to ever take part in a pilgrimage, mainly in part because I am not very religious nor do I currently have the courage to sacrifice a lot of time to enhance my religious beliefs. Yet, hopefully, later in my life, I will find that courage and that spirituality that will force me to make the sacrifice and take part in a Catholic pilgrimage.