Links to the locations visited on the 2004 Celtic Pilgrimages are available on the itinerary pages: Wales and Ireland September 6 - 18. This page, along with the page of recommended readings, provides information to take you more deeply into the mind and heart of Celtic Spirituality.
Please take the time to visit Dr. Deborah Vess' site on Celtic Monasticism: History and Spirituality. It is a direct outgrowth of previous Celtic Pilgrimages with Esther de Waal, Marcus Losack and Therese Elias, OSB. It provides a foundational information about Celtic Spirituality - as well as virtual tours of the sites we will visit.
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The Lindisfarne Gospel (This image is optimized for quick download. Click on it to bring up a more detailed version.) |
St. Aidan of Lindisfarne | |
| St. Bede the Venerable | Benedictine Sprituality | |
| St. Brigit | Celtic Christianity | |
| St. Columcille (Columba) of Iona | Celtic Prayers | |
| The Book of Kells | ||
| St. Coemgen (Kevin) of Glendalough | The Celts | |
| St. Kiernan of Clonmacnoise | High Crosses | |
| St. Ninian of Whithorn | Irish Archeology | |
| St. Oswald, King of Northumbria | The Lindisfarne Gospels | |
| St. Pádraig (Patrick) | ||
| St. Cuthbert | ||
St. Pádraig (Patrick) |
The Confession of St. Patrick - His autobiography: his life story as he himself told it. From the wonderful Christian Classics Ethereal Library. |
| Patrick of Ireland - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past by James E. Kiefer, a site well worth repeated viewings | |
St. Columcille (Columba) of Iona |
The Rule of St. Columba - from the Medieval Source book |
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Life of Saint Columba, Founder of Hy. Written by Adamnan, Ninth Abbot of that Monastery, ed. William Reeves. (Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1874) |
| Article on St. Columba - from the Catholic Encyclopedia | |
| Brief Biography of St. Columba | |
| A biography of St. Columba - from the very interesting site Orthodox Christianity in the British Isles | |
| A list of resources on St. Columba available on the internet | |
| Columba, Abbot of Iona and Missionary - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past | |
| Famous Irish (St. Columba) - from Irish Clans | |
The Book of Kells |
The official Book of Kells site - from Trinity College |
| Book of Kells - from the Catholic Encyclopedia | |
| Images from the Book of Kells - from Brian Kellers site. There is no glitz here - but the pictures are great. | |
| Preservation and Reproduction of the Book of Kells - article from the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | |
| Book of Kells article and some links - from Irish History and Culture | |
St. Coemgen (Kevin) of Glendalough |
Contemporary icon of St. Kevin |
| Brief biography of St. Kevin - from Catholic Online Saints | |
| Breezy retelling of the Legends of St. Kevin - by Richard Marsh.
Great fun. (Click on the image to bring up a more detailed picture.) |
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| Saint Kevin - from the Catholic Encyclopedia | |
St. Brigit |
St. Brigit of Kildare, Abbess - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past |
| St. Brigit of Ireland - from the Catholic Encyclopedia | |
| Tales of Brigit - a very nice retelling of many Brigit legends. These are the stories that have lived through the ages and made Brigit beloved. | |
| Brighid or St.Brigit? - An anti-Catholic article which, nonetheless, documents a valid relationship between Brigit, the saint, and Brighit, the ancient goddess for whom Great Britain is named. | |
| Brigit, the Mary of Gael - another look at the goddess/saint connection | |
St. Bede the Venerable |
Bede: The Lives of The Holy Abbots of Weremouth and Jarrow - Writings by the Venereable Bede |
| Bede: The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne - Bede's biography of St. Cuthbert | |
| Life of Bede - from the Catholic Encyclopedia | |
St. Cuthbert |
Bede: The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne - Bede's biography of St. Cuthbert |
| A biography of St. Cuthbert - from the Lindisfarne site | |
| Cuthbert of Lindisfarne - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past | |
| Saint Cuthbert - from the Catholic Encyclopedia | |
St. Aidan of Lindisfarne |
St. Aidan of Lindisfarne - from the Catholic Encyclopedia |
| Aidan of Lindisfarne - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past | |
| St. Aidan - from the Lindisfarne Site | |
The Celts |
Encyclopedia of the Celts |
The Lindisfarne Gospels |
The Lindisfarne Gospels |
Benedictine Sprituality |
The Rule of St. Benedict |
| Site of the Order of St. Benedict | |
Celtic Christianity |
The Celtic Christian Webring, the entry way to many, many sites with Celtic Christianity as their theme. |
| Cristnogaeth, a site for the Anglican communion & Celtic Christianity. | |
| Stuart's Celtic Christianity site, one of the first on the net, rich in links | |
| Saving Celtic Christianity, an informative article from Christianity Today, with reading resources and other links. | |
| How the Irish Were Saved, an article from Christian History, with links to many other interesting articles. | |
Celtic Prayers |
CARMINA GADELICA, edited by Alexander Carmichael, prayers collected in the late 1800s. A classic work, a foundational work, well worth returning to again and again. It will make a tremendous difference in your personal prayer life. |
St. Ninian of Whithorn |
Saint Ninian - from the Catholic Encyclopedia |
St. Oswald, King of Northumbria |
St. Oswald - from the Catholic Encyclopedia |
| St. Oswald - from the Lindisfarne Island site | |
St. Kiernan of Clonmacnoise |
St. Kiernan - from the Catholic Encyclopedia |
| St. Kiernan's Bush - an irreverant but amusing retelling of the legend - with a current photo | |
| St. Kieran (variant spelling) - from the Catholic Saints Online | |
Irish Archeology |
Irish Archeology on the Internet |
High Crosses |
The Moone High Cross |
The pilgrimage group will be small. Don't be disappointed.
Register now.
For more information contact:
Therese Elias, OSB
Guardian Angels Monastic House
4220 Mercier
Kansas City, MO 64111
816/561-6855