Today is the first Sunday of the month when we share guest posts from people living and teaching the Contemplative and/or Celtic Christian way around the world. One of the beautiful things about the internet is that people doing amazing things in isolated parts of the world can learn from one another and grow together. … Continue reading Practicing Lent in the Desert and Celtic Traditions →

I genuinely believe that one of our planet's most urgent needs is for us to learn the art of gratitude. Gratitude is a state of mind which encourages cooperation. It is a way of being which blesses everything around us. To learn to be truly grateful in your heart is one of the most beautiful … Continue reading The Art of Gratitude →

The human soul is a dynamic dance. Since we are the image of God, our own essence mirrors that of the Trinity. In the same way that the Trinity is simultaneously (and illogically) both one and three, the human soul is one undivided essence and yet it is a community of various parts. In the … Continue reading Singing the Psalms: How Music Harmonizes Your Soul →

This is the third article in a series on St Macrina the Younger. The first article was about the circumstances of her birth and her early life and you can read it HERE. The second article was about her radical social views and the monastic vocation which emerged out of them and you can read … Continue reading Macrina the Philosopher →

This is the second article in a series on Macrina the Younger. The previous article told the story of Macrina's early life, her association with Thecla, and the importance of her relationship with her mother. You can find that article HERE. This article will continue the story of Macrina by focusing on her life as … Continue reading Macrina the Monk →

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 An Eternal Flame: Reflections on Imbolc →

There was a remarkable family in fourth century Cappadocia (what is now Turkey) that had a profound impact on the formation of Christianity as we know it today. That family produced a number of saints, monastic founders, and theologians who paved the way for centuries of Christians to follow. The most famous members of this … Continue reading Macrina the Younger →

In the early church there was a method of interpreting scripture which looked at what they called the different levels of interpretation. They talked about three levels and they associated them with the three aspects of the human being: body, mind, and spirit. The body of the scripture is the literal interpretation, it is what … Continue reading Turning Water into Wine →

The Acts of Paul and Thecla is an apocryphal text which was widely disseminated and read in the early church. It was written sometime between 70 - 190 AD. If it was composed closer to the earlier date, that would make it contemporary with the other books of the New Testament. It did not make … Continue reading The Acts of Thecla →

Today is the first Sunday of the month when we share guest posts from people living and teaching the Contemplative and/or Celtic Christian way around the world. One of the beautiful things about the internet is that people doing amazing things in isolated parts of the world can learn from one another and grow together. … Continue reading Going to the Light: A New Year’s Visual Contemplative Offering →