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Ray's Blog
For All The Saints
The world's churches procaim 'we believe in the communion of saints' in their common creed. They believe that all Christians are called to be be saints, though some are more saintly than others.The Bible calls them 'the cloud of witnesses' (Hebrews 12:1). Celtic Christians knows them as 'the holy and...
Iona
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After six hours driving and two ferries I am on Saint Columba’s ‘Iona of my love.’ . ‘A thin place where only tissue paper separates the material from the spiritual’ said George McLeod. ‘That man is little to...
Join Our Istanbul Pilgrimage
Aidan and Hilda Pilgrimage to Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul has graciously offered an audience to Aidan and Hilda and ecumenical friends on Saturday December 15 at 15.00. A member from Denmark, Norway, UK and USA have already signed up. We would love it if you can join...
Churches That Are Eco-communities
Spain's Costa Blanca was beautiful except for mosquitos at night. My sister Sally and I rented an air B&B along the road from the Irish family of our nephew Peter. We celebrated the birthdays of mother Fiona and daughter Cara. Friends from the European Union School where she teaches and...
Lindisfarne Forth To Spain
On Saturday USA's Rev Sandi Kerner and I visited David Adam, who re-kindled in us his vision for Holy Island and for every thing and every where. I gave him a copy of my novel 'Aidan of Lindisfarne: Irish Flame Warms a New World'. He gave us a copy of...
Coming Together
I preach at Saint Hilda's Church, Lucker.
Our Deputy Guardian, David Cole, stays over night. I was asked to write an appreciation of his excellent new book Celtic Advent. He leads an Open Gate Retrat on God in nature.
Brenda and I shift a large amount of office work before she holidays...
Celebrations For Tweets, Web Site And Facebook
Tomorrow @praycelticdaily celebrates its three thousandth daily prayer tweet. Does the phrase 'the ceaseless prayer of the heart' come to mind?
Daily emails on The Way for three years are now waiting to be sent. Bruce Challenor, who pastes and sends them through Mailchimp shortly begins a tour to visit Aidan...
Parliament Reception For Palestinian Aid: A Ca&h House In Bethlehem?
On Wednesday I was a guest at a cross-party reception at Edinburgh's Parliament for Medical Aid for Palestinians. A doctor told us how large numbers of the injured in Gaza are still untreated, and how health services are at breaking point. The health of so many is worsening that, if...
A Laird, 20 Bishops And A New Wind
Twenty one members of a Norwich Parish spent a long week-end on a St. Cuthbert Pilgrimage based at The Open Gate. They were, led by Explorer Rev Simon Stokes with his guide dog Maine and me as a human guide. On the Saturday we journeyed to Old Melrose, the original...
Oswald - A Model For Political Leaders
This week-end northern Bishops hit rivers, streets and churches in a mission to people who live in the shadow of England's Northern saints. Archbishop John Sentamu will baptise people in the river Glen and celebrate at St. Aidan's Church Bamburgh, where Oswald, King and Martyr, was based. Recently I preached...
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