Student Cross – Page 2 – Northern Pilgrim

Until then, my friend, rest well.

I will miss him. I do miss him terribly. It seems impossible that all of that, all the crazy stories of his misadventures on Student Cross, all his warmth and humour, are permanently in the past.

Nobody had a bad word for Damien

I knew Damien for more than 40 years. He was a constant example of how to make the absolute best of what he had been given, how to put others ahead of himself without it ever seeming like a sacrifice, and how to bring everyone around him into the warm circular glow of his love for the things he loved.

Thank You Damien

Damien Sweeney(1958-2025) Last Monday we lost our great friend and faithful pilgrim, Damien Sweeney. He died very unexpectedly at home in Leicester. Over these days a profound sense of grief and shock is sweeping over our community. Damien first walked Student Cross in 1979, joining Northern Leg in 1991 and thereafter walking every year upContinue reading “Thank You Damien”

On my way to Walsingham.

Reflection on his week of Pilgrimage by Ahmed Nadi Last February my friend Steph sent me an invitation asking me if I would like to join a long walk with student cross, and said it takes place the week before Easter with a group of Christians and she thought it might interest me. After IContinue reading “On my way to Walsingham.”