I am very excited to share with you all that my book Psalter of the Birds has been published and is available for purchase on Amazon! This book has been a long time in the making and has been a labour of love from many members of our community. Psalter of the Birds is a … Continue reading Psalter of the Birds →

This article is the last in a three part series I have been doing on the human condition and the image of God. In the first article I talked about the distinction between the image and the likeness of God. You can read it by clicking HERE. In the second article I talked about the … Continue reading The Illusion of Original Sin →

This article is a continuation of the one I shared with you last week. You can read the first article by clicking HERE. In it I discussed the image and likeness of God as two separate things. The image of God is eternal and unchanging within us. It is the structure of our consciousness and … Continue reading Icons and Idols in the Image of God →

This article was inspired by a profound conversation we had in the Virtual Chapel recently. We shared some silence and fellowship together and then discussed the three quotations below from Columbanus and Basil. You can learn more about our regular Chapel meetings, which are always free of charge, by clicking HERE. In the Christian tradition, … Continue reading The Image and Likeness →

We will be having an online communion service for the summer solstice today (Sept 25, 2023). It is open for anyone and everyone to participate. We ask that you bring your own wine/juice and bread/crackers. The Chapel zoom room will be open at 2 pm eastern time for fellowship and the service will begin at … Continue reading A Service for the Summer Solstice →

Today I would like to share a guest post from a member of our community. Phil Kemp is a poet and novelist who lives in Iowa City, Iowa. He is also a good friend. I hope that you enjoy this reflection on a mystical experience which has crafted into a beautiful poem. I want to … Continue reading Thin Places are Everywhere →

Over the last few weeks I have been writing about angels. For most of Christian history, going back to the scriptures themselves, angels have had a central role in people's beliefs and practices. You can read an introduction to the deeper meaning of angels HERE and one about the spiritual understanding of demons HERE. In … Continue reading Poets and Angels →

This article was inspired by a lovely conversation we had yesterday in The Virtual Chapel. We discussed some readings from Kabir and Eckhart which took us on a marvellous journey. If you would like to join us in Chapel, it is open to anyone and there is no cost to participate. You can find all … Continue reading The Universal Workshop →

Today I would like to share a guest post and poem from my friend Christine Valters Paintner. Christine is the abbess of the Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery and global community, as well as a poet, a hermit, and a mystic. Christine has a wealth of life experience as well as formal education. … Continue reading Blessing Our Lives →

There is a late medieval Irish book called Tales of the Elders of Ireland which was written somewhere around the thirteenth century. It is a beautifully crafted story which seeks to give an authoritative explanation of how the old pagan ways had been baptised and brought into the Christian fold. It tells the story of … Continue reading Caílte and Patrick: Celtic Poetry in Every Age →