betharichardsonSep 2, 20193 min readCommunityI have the honor to serve as worship leader for our Upper Room Two-Year Academy for Spiritual Formation retreat in Alabama. I plan and...
betharichardsonJun 9, 20181 min readFeast Day of ColmcilleToday we celebrate the feast day of St. Colmcille, the Irish monk who lived and walked in Ireland and then went across the sea and...
betharichardsonJul 11, 20171 min readOn These ShoresOn these shores People prayed to the morning sun. On these shores People gathered food, repaired nets. On these shores People launched...
betharichardsonJul 8, 20171 min readClonmacnoise We enter the gates Of Clonmacnoise. Ahead of us are Centuries of life in the Spirit. You have a choice, the leader says, Go in pilgrim or...
betharichardsonJul 3, 20172 min readJourney HomeI was a young adult preparing to visit Ireland when my great aunt Eileen shared this picture with me. Aunt Eileen had inherited the photo...
betharichardsonJun 24, 20171 min readLead Us, God of PilgrimageI am preparing to go on a pilgrimage with The Academy for Spiritual Formation. We'll be traveling to Ireland in early July, visiting...