To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Laudato si’ encyclical, Prie en chemin presents a new podcast: Pilgrimage at the Rhythm of Creation. This two-hour audio journey, designed to be listened to while walking, invites us to travel through the 4.6 billion years since the Earth’s formation, all under the gaze of God. Each second of walking corresponds to one million years of our planet’s history. The 17 stages of the pilgrimage are enriched with scientific insights and meditative reflections on the Word of God. This deep dive into the scientific narrative of time inspires awe and wonder at everything we know about our planet’s story.

The Prie en chemin team developed this journey based on an idea by Xavier de Bénazé SJ, with Olivier Dewavrin SJ and Alexandre Masson SJ, inspired by the “deep time walk,” a scientific exercise created at Schumacher College in England. This innovative format allows listeners to be guided by the audio and to experience the walk as a prayerful meditation.

It is a transformative experience — one to be lived deeply and shared widely: https://prieenchemin.org/parcours-spirituels/112/