Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 31/12/2025open.substack.com/pub/thecolle...open.substack.comOxford Soju Club: A Non-Linear Spy NovelLive Drop Review of Canadian author Jinwoo Park's Spy-Lit debut 051
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Early Christianity -- what became Catholicism -- spread not by rigidity but by accommodation. thebostonpilot.com/Opinion/arti...thebostonpilot.comNew comfort with old silenceI've returned to Los Angeles. My knees are still sore -- possibly more from the long flights than from walking. I'm not entirely at rest, but the house is quiet. The dog -- more of a silent pr 0132
Reposted by Mark ValleyUnite For Veterans Coalition @unite4vets.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Veterans across the country are watching our institutions being chipped away. We've seen the power of veterans working together to make our country better. So we won’t sit it out. On D-Day, we’re taking a stand. www.unite4veterans.orgunite4veterans.orgUnite For Veterans Coalition 1018185
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 29/05/2025My final dispatch along the Camino Norté - I reflect on christianity, nationalism, and myth making, a Bishop’s buried truth, and the lessons that kept me on the path. open.substack.com/pub/markvall...open.substack.comCodex of a Lapsed Catholic - El NortéPart 5 - A Pilgrim’s Final Debrief on Arrival in Santiago de Compostela 163
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté Part 4 open.substack.com/pub/markvall...open.substack.comCodex of a Lapsed Catholic - El NortéPart 4 Giving up the Ghost in Galicia 171
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 17/05/2025I have a column in a catholic newspaper? Who knew? www.thebostonpilot.com/article.php?...thebostonpilot.comDay of rest in GijonIt's hard to stop walking the Camino. The procession moves ever onward. Many are loners out here. At cafes, you'll see three or four pilgrims at separate tables, alone with their phones or tho 271
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 12/05/2025My latest on the Camino on the northern coast of Spain. Part 3 the New Pope, Property and these Bold Fresh Spaniards. Their Civil War resonates everywhere, at least for me. Take a look. open.substack.com/pub/markvall...open.substack.comCodex of a Lapsed Catholic - El NortéPart 3 - The New Pope, Property and These Bold Fresh Spaniards 092
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté open.substack.com/pub/markvall...open.substack.comCodex of a Lapsed Catholic - El NortéPart 2 - Rebels and Diplomats in The Basque Country 081
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Posting on photos from Camino Norte: Follow me on my trip ‘Camino Norte’ at www.polarsteps.com/MarkValley/1...polarsteps.comPolarstepsPolarsteps is the personal travel log in your pocket. 051
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 23/04/2025I'm walking another Camino. The Basque Country doesn't like Trump's tariff's. open.substack.com/pub/markvall...open.substack.comCodex of a Lapsed Catholic - El NortéPart 1 of The Camino Norte: Seeking God, Finding Gaudí, and Trusting the Trail 062
Mark Valley @markvalley.bsky.social · 01/04/2025The Rise and Fall of a Transactional Army open.substack.com/pub/markvall...open.substack.comThe Rise and Fall of a Transactional ArmyHow the U.S. Armed Forces is Pulling Pages from the Russian Wagner Playbook. 041
