Today is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. In St. Francis' "Canticle of the Sun," he named all of creation as his siblings. We're...

We walked in the steps of Columcille during our pilgrimage to ancient, sacred places in Glencolumcille. Born in this County Donegal in...

Yesterday we took a very special pilgrimage to ancient stones in the Glencolumkille village in County Donegal. The traditional name of...

We are in the west in Donegal, the birthplace of St. Columcille (Columba is what he is called in Scotland). Land of sea and sky and...

Today we walked with St. Patrick. We visited the Patrick Centre in Downpatrick and prayed at his grave. We touched the cold water of St....

We spent the day with St. Brigid in Kildare. We rekindled the fire of hope, love, and justice at the place of Brigid's fire. And we took...

I found myself drawn back to the ruin of St. Ciarán's Church at Glendalough. St. Ciarán was the anam cara (soul friend) of St. Kevin. His...

One turned up palm is out the window, stiff as a cross beam, when a blackbird lays in it and settles down to rest. -Seamus Heaney A poem...

Today is the feast day of St. Columba, the Irish monk who established the community of Iona in 565. Let me bless almighty God,whose power...

In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone. - St. John of the Cross

I am thinking of you today, Dad, On this day when you crossed through the thin space To join the saints who had preceded you: Mom, Holt,...

In my book of blessings I have the honor of sharing part of my maternal father's story. Tom Wilson and his family (brother Jack, sister...

With gratitude I traveled the holy path To Iona. Remembering the ones Who journeyed here by boat, Who scraped out lives From dirt, from...

A Prayer of St. Columba Be a bright flame before me, O God a guiding star above me. Be a smooth path below me, a kindly shepherd behind...

I went to the graveyard At St. Cuthbert's Church today. Thousands of years of history In this quiet place. Above the church yard stands...

The spiritual life starts at the place where you can hear God’s voice. Where somehow you can claim that long before your father, your...

In name of the Creator, In name of the Child, In name of Spirit, Three in One: Creator cherish me, Christ cherish me. Spirit cherish me,...

Christ, as a light illumine and guide me. Christ, as a shield overshadow me. Christ under me; Christ over me; Christ beside me on my left...

Yesterday in church (Edgehill United Methodist Church) I led A Litany for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. But in my mind I was also hearing...

Margaret Elizabeth Wilson Richardson1939-1983 Mom, today is the day you were born. I celebrate you. Epiphany child, you were Born in the...