Walking for Peace Podcast

In this episode of the WALKING FOR PEACE PODCAST, Alberto and I reflect on the many ways we were cared for, guided, and supported during the early days of our pilgrimage from Rome to Jerusalem.As we revisit these stories twenty-five years later, a deeper theme begins to emerge. Beyond the practical challenges of finding shelter, transportation, food, and safety, we were being invited into a profound lesson in trust.Alberto shares the remarkable series of events that seemed to confirm, again and again, that his needs would be provided for: a gifted tent, unexpected kindness from strangers, and the discovery of a Franciscan tradition of welcoming pilgrims.At the same time, I was facing my own fears of walking alone, sleeping outdoors, and learning to trust a Presence that seemed to be quietly smoothing the way before me.Together, we explore what it means to surrender the belief that we must manage every detail ourselves, and to discover instead that we are being carried by something far greater than our personal plans, fears, and uncertainties.Through the lens of A Course in Miracles, we reflect on trust, guidance, receiving help, and the gentle undoing of the self-sufficient identity that believes it must walk alone and control all things itself.This is a conversation about providence, courage, and the countless ways Love meets us on the path when we are willing to take the next step.For anyone facing uncertainty, transition, or a call into the unknown, may this episode serve as a reminder that we do not walk alone... and never have.With love and gratitude for all who walk with us.Mony and AlbertoP.S. You can also listen to this podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.#walkingforpeace #walkforpeace #innerjourney #pilgrimage #RometoJerusalem #acim #acourseinmiracles #caminodesantiago #monydojeiji #albertoagraso

In this episode of the WALKING FOR PEACE PODCAST, ‪@AlbertoAgraso‬ and I explore one of the most human aspects of any spiritual journey: the challenge of relating when life is calling us into the unknown.As we reflect on the early days of our pilgrimage from Rome to Jerusalem, we revisit the fears that arose as we stepped away from familiar identities and into a path we could not fully understand.Alberto shares his fear of hurting those he loved through his decision to join the pilgrimage. I speak about my fear of rejection, of not being taken seriously, and of losing the professional identity that had given me purpose, recognition, and security.Looking back through the lens of A Course in Miracles, we can see how these fears were not caused by the people or circumstances around us, but by the thoughts and self-images we were still trying to protect.We explore what it means to relate—to family, friends, strangers, the future, ourselves, and ultimately to God—when the foundations of identity begin to shift.This conversation touches on forgiveness, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the fear of letting go, and the continual invitation to return to Love, which is our true Identity.For anyone who has ever felt caught between an old life and an emerging calling, this episode offers a heartfelt reflection on the journey from fear to trust, and from separation to joining.With love and gratitude for all who walk beside us.Mony and Alberto* * * Also available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.#walkingforpeace #walkforpeace #innerjourney #acim #acourseinmiracles #caminodesantiago #buencamino #monydojeiji #albertoagraso

In this episode of the WALKING FOR PEACE PODCAST, Alberto and I reflect on the deeply symbolic events that surrounded the beginning of our pilgrimage from Rome to Jerusalem in November 2001.We revisit the powerful experiences that guided us in those first days — from me (Mony) arriving in Rome alone, to staying at a monastery dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, to receiving an unexpected “blessing” through Pope John Paul II’s message on the Song of Moses and the crossing of the Red Sea.As we contemplate these events twenty-five years later through the lens of A Course in Miracles and the symbolic nature of the world, we explore the possibility that the pilgrimage itself was an “exodus”: a movement away from fear, separation, judgment and outer striving… and toward trust, guidance, forgiveness, and the remembrance of our shared Identity.Alberto also shares the profound experience that sealed his decision to join the walk — a moment that made it unmistakably clear that we were being called to take this journey together.This is a conversation about symbols, guidance, synchronicity, spiritual awakening, and the loving Presence that quietly leads us across the inner wilderness, one step at a time.With love and gratitude for all who walk with us.Buen camino!Mony and Alberto* * * #walkingforpeace #walkforpeace #pilgrimage #innerjourney #podcast #podcast #monydojeiji #albertoagraso #acim #acourseinmiracles #exodus #caminodesantiago

Alberto and I pick up our conversation where we left off last time, in Finisterre.He speaks about the inner turmoil he was feeling at that time, the signs encouraging him to TRUST, how these signs led him to Germany, and how the threads were woven for us to meet once again and affirm that he is to walk to Jerusalem with me.Offered, as always, with love.Mony and Alberto* * * #pilgrimage #podcast #walkingforpeace #innerjourney #walkforpeace #monydojeiji #albertoagraso #rometojerusalem #acourseinmiracles #acim #caminodesantiago

I may have started my pilgrimages alone, but I certainly didn’t finish alone.Many of you who have been walking alongside us all these years, listening to our stories, being part of our conversations about the inner journey, the spiritual aspects of pilgrimage…. know very well who ‪@AlbertoAgraso‬ is. But, rather than me telling you about him, I thought: why not have him share his story directly. His story is very rich and deeply meaningful, and in his telling it, it's easy to see how the threads were woven to bring us to that fateful encounter in Finisterre, at the end of the world and end of the Camino, where we would first meet.The hour passed way too quickly, with much more to talk about! That will be for our next episode.We hope you enjoy our conversation.With love,Mony and Alberto