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Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Downpatrick, Northern Ireland

In Search of Saint Patrick Like flocks of sheep scattered among the hills, history and legend link numerous places throughout the Emerald Isle to…

Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Clonmacnoise

“In a quiet water’d land…stands Saint Kieran’s city fair; And the warriors of Erin in their famous generations Slumber there.” Along the banks of…

Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Glendalough, Walking the Valley of Two Lakes

They say the scenery of Glendalough is most beautiful on two occasions: when the sun shines, and when the mist falls. I cannot attest…

Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Hill of Tara, Soul of Ireland

Among Ireland’s plethora of national landmarks, the Hill of Tara holds a place of singular importance in the island’s mythological and historical past, earning…

Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Glendalough

Glendalough, Ireland Glendalough (translated “Land of Two Lakes”) in County Wicklow, Ireland is situated in such a naturally beautiful location that the country has protected…

Saints of Ireland: Columba Beckons a Deeper Journey

June 9th is the Feast Day of Saint Columba. Columba – or Colmcille as he is known in Ireland – was a 6th-century monk…

Saints of Ireland: The Real Patrick

Origins of St. Patrick’s Day As early as the 9th or 10th century, the Irish observed March 17th as a religious holiday honoring Ireland’s…

Advent: Personal Reflections

On this cold evening of December 3rd, the flame of one candle severs the darkness and eases the chill. It is the first Sunday…

The Seaside Highland Games 2016

I have been attending the Seaside Highland Games for several years now. Hosted in Ventura California in October, the setting is a wonderful and…

St. Paddy’s: Slave Trade to Sing-Alongs

We celebrate his day with drinking and songs, but the actual man was a slave.

Book Review | The Voice of the Irish by Michael Staunton

The book reads very objectively, beginning from the Celts in prehistoric Ireland on up through the time of the “troubles” in Northern Ireland in the 1960’s and ’70’s and into our current time as well. It reads a bit like a textbook, but for anyone who wants a good, solid gathering of historical information on the subject, I would definitely recommend it!

Introducing Catherine!

For church historian Catherine Hommes, becoming a spiritual director has been the natural flow of a lifetime of teaching and leading others into deeper…