There are hundreds of Camino guidebooks. There is almost no Catholic one.

A book containing Prayers, History, Sacred Stages, and Spiritual Meditations for Every Pilgrim Walking the Ancient Road to the Tomb of the Apostle at Compostela

One verified reader of a competing book put it best: "It almost seems like Catholic pilgrims are not welcome on the Camino." Every major guidebook on the market today treats the Camino de Santiago as a hiking trail with a side note about spirituality - maps, albergues, and stage distances, with faith reduced to a paragraph of vague encouragement.

The Way of Saint James, written by Rev. Fr. Francis Casey, is different. This is a complete Catholic pilgrim's companion - the full history of Saint James and the apostolic origins of the Camino, a stage-by-stage spiritual guide to the entire route, and a genuine treasury of prayer for the road, not a token gesture toward faith.

WHAT THIS BOOK GIVES YOUThe full life of Saint James the Apostle - fisherman, Son of Thunder, witness to the Transfiguration, first of the Twelve to be martyred. The complete story of the relics' journey to Galicia and their rediscovery by the hermit Pelagius, Bishop Theodemir, and King Alfonso II. A guide to every major route - Franc