"Ultreia et suseia": la sabiduría del Camino de Santiago es para todos nosotros

Sister Colleen Gibson uses the ancient pilgrim greeting "ultreia et suseia" as a metaphor for overcoming personal limits and walking with hope. Writing for the Una Mirada Joven series, she explains that the phrase, which means onward and upward, reflects the wisdom found on the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

Gibson suggests that the impulse to persevere against despair and fatalism comes from striving for more and continuing to move forward. She describes the greeting as a way to encourage walking in community.