One of my favourite poems from the Celtic tradition is this little piece written by a monk who is fantasizing about how they would like to live in the wild and pray. One of the reasons I love it so much is because it is incredibly relatable. This is basically what I've been dreaming about … Continue reading A Hermit’s Prayer for Beauty →

Seeing as today is Mothers’ Day on this side of the Atlantic, I thought I would write a little about the archetype of motherhood in the Christian tradition. Mary was the mother of Jesus and therefore she was the mother of God. She has had a prominent place in Christian devotion across the whole of … Continue reading The Cosmic Womb of Mother Mary →

This article is part of an ongoing series exploring the eight points of the wheel of the year. It is written by a good friend of mine and member of our community, Tony Marshall Griffiths. Tony lives in the North of England but grew up in Wales. He loves the landscapes of the British Isles and … Continue reading Lucky Fires: Beltane Throughout the Ages →

My last article, written for Easter, explored some ideas from a medieval Irish text called The Evernew Tongue. I looked at the idea that the resurrection of Christ is an eternal truth which existed before the world was created and is indeed the means by which the world was created. You can read that article … Continue reading A Celtic View of Universal Salvation →

So today I would like to share with you some ideas about Easter from a medieval Irish text called The Evernew Tongue. It was written in Irish around the ninth or tenth century. It was apparently very popular at the time and several manuscripts containing the text survive to today. It is one of the … Continue reading A Celtic View of Easter →

Today I would like to share a guest post from Tim Guile who lives near Oxford, England. Tim is a teacher and a writer specialising in  late medieval/early modern history and has published a number of articles both online and in print on aspects of English church history such as Marian shrines and devotion, saints, iconoclasm … Continue reading The Beauty of Welsh Pilgrimage →

Those of you who are active in our community will know that I took a little sabbatical the last couple of months. It was a well needed rest and time to focus on my family as well as my study and prayer. I'm back now and I wanted to share with you all the project … Continue reading The Awen Tree →

The author of The Cloud of Unknowing has another less well known work called An Epistle on Prayer. In this letter, written to a spiritual friend, the author describes prayer as if it were a tree. The root of the tree is fear; the trunk of the tree is hope; and the fruit which this … Continue reading The Tree of Prayer →

This article is part of an ongoing series exploring the eight points of the wheel of the year. It is written by a good friend of mine and member of our community, Tony Marshall Griffiths. Tony lives in the North of England but grew up in Wales. He loves the landscapes of the British Isles and … Continue reading The Big Good Thing and Hildegard’s Greening →

A few weeks ago I shared the idea of levels of scriptural interpretation with you all. I explored a mystical interpretation of Jesus turning water in to wine. You can read that article HERE. Today I would like to use that same kind of interpretation and explore the Exodus story of wandering in the desert … Continue reading Lent and the Exodus Story →