Pilgrim Story Hour

Chapter Twenty Seven - The Lone Sheep Mony feels a calling to go to the village of her youth in Lebanon, where a beloved aunt is dying. She has no way to reach an Alberto waiting for her in #Medugorje, so she decides to go and trust that he will still be there when she returns. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Thirty Eight - Lovers

Chapter Thirty Seven - Nice to Finally Meet You Edessa, Greece. Alberto cares for a Mony ill with vomiting and diarrhea: holding her, washing her face, cleaning up. It is then that Mony realizes that only love would do what he was doing for her, and finally yields to what she had refused to see in Alberto all along: love. Enjoy this chapter, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Thirty Six - Resistance #LoveStory After their blowout argument, Alberto confesses that he has feelings for Mony. Mony is definitely resistant to the idea. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Thirty Five - The Explosion In a blowout argument between Mony and Alberto, the masks that have guarded the pain and emotional fatigue begin to fall. It would set the stage for the coming romance between them. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Thirty Four - Dreaded Albania From the early days of their pilgrimage, Mony and Alberto were warned about the dangers of walking in post-dictatorship Albania. Corruption, roadside killings and general chaos all made Mony especially look for ways around it, But it was impossible. She needed to walk through her fears directly. Thanks for listening, and buen camino! Faleminderit, Mony

Chapter Thirty Three - The Serbians Mony and Alberto walk through Serbia and Montenegro, and in the home of a dignified Serbian man, are reminded to never allow the fears and judgments of others to define their experience. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Thirty Two - Heavenly Gifts Alberto demonstrates to an astonished Mony the power of "magic". Mony's fears begin to mount as they get closer to the Serbian border and begin to hear stories of the atrocities that were committed during their civil war. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Thirty One - What Love would Do In Medugorje, Mony faces a difficult situation with the demanding owner of the hostel where she is staying, and must decide whether to leave or use it as an opportunity to heal wounds from her past. Thanks for listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Thirty - Medugorje Alberto shares with Mony his experience living in Medugorje for almost a month, and how he almost lost his way here. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Twenty Nine - Reunited After forty-four days apart, Mony and Alberto are reunited in Medugorje. Alberto shares the story of the miracle that took place his first night there. Happy listening and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Twenty Eight - Unexpected Detour Mony finds herself in Lebanon, following a sign to go there. An even more powerful sign brings her back to her pilgrimage, and to an Alberto that she prays is still waiting for her in #Medugorje. Thanks for listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Twenty Six - Rescued Mony falls unexpectedly ill with a serious infection. Human angels step in to help her. She is at least 250 kilometers behind Alberto. Thanks for listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Twenty Five - The Master's Invitation Mony accepts the invitation to walk the path of Love, led by its greatest teacher, Jesus. After resting a few more days, she begins to walk again, to catch up with an Alberto on his way to #Medugorje. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Twenty Four - End of the Rainbow Alberto feels a calling to go to Medugorje, and arrive by Feb. 25, in time for the next message by the visionaries. Mony is suffering with terrible blisters, and cannot walk quickly enough to get there by that time. They make the decision to separate, and for Mony to meet Alberto in #Medugorje. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Twenty Three - Our Deepest Fear Mony and Alberto are locked in the storage room that is their shelter for the night, The fear to shine and stand naked in truth comes up once again. Happy listening and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Twenty Two - Guardian Angels Turned away at night by a local priest, Mony and Alberto find themselves walking in a restricted port area and called in by the night watchman. Happy listening and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Twenty One - The Call Mony and Alberto find themselves at Trsat, a site of pilgrimage on the outskirts of #Rijeka, where they receive a clear call to walk to #Medugorje. Happy listening and buen camino!

Chapter Twenty - Invisible Friends Mony and Alberto cross Slovenia and enter Croatia, still walking in heavy fog. Alberto shares yet another dream, leaving Mony ever-more confused about her unusual walking companion and the way he sees through this world. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony

Chapter Nineteen - Ciao Italia Sounding like a stranger to herself, Mony shocks herself by espousing a spiritual solution to a political situation. After nine weeks and one thousand kilometers in Italy, the pilgrims now enter Slovenia. Happy listening, and buen camino! Mony