The Emerging Church

The Celtic saints of earlier centuries made much of the idea of peregrinatio, a difficult-to-translate word that suggests an open-ended journey. It was not uncommon for medieval Irish monks to set out with no destination; they left with only the simple impulse to go and seek, guided by the Holy Spirit. Unlike the pilgrimages to shrines common to medieval lore, writes Esther de Waal, "there [was] no specific end or goal such as that of reaching a...holy place that allows the pilgrim at the end of the journey to return home with a sense of mission accomplished." Rather the idea was to learn to live as travelers, pilgrims, "guests of the world," as sixth-century Irishman Saint Columbanus put it. There was to be a creative openness, even if that meant living in a kind of exile so as not to hold too tightly to one's ambitions and spiritual itinerary. The idea was to leave behind the known and safe to find a truer basis for security. This was a largely inner journey. -- Timothy Jones: A Place for God, Page 46-47

Saving Celtic Christianity - April 24, 2000 edition of Christianity Today

Going Deeper: Books on Celtic Christianity from CT

How The Irish Were Saved - Christian History Little known facts about Celtic Christianity - Christian History Confessions of St. Patrick - CCEL Stuart's Celtic Christianity Page

One of the oldest and best Celtic Christianity pages on the net, and the home of the Celtic Christian Web Ring.

The Foolish Cross

An excellent Celtic Christianity page.

Celtic Orthodox Christianity Home Page

Celtic Christianity from an Orthodox perspective.   An excellent page with many scholarly articles.

The Celtic Fringe: A Guide to Online Resources 

Outstanding collection of links to all regions of the Celtic world, exhaustive primary sources, tangential areas such as the Anglo-Saxon world and the Vikings, along with scholarly journals, archaeology and other reference areas.

Glencolmcille Hotel

Accomodations and locate description of a site closely associated with St. Columcille (St. Columba).

Guide to Medieval Christian Spirituality

Works by key figures in medieval spirituality, saints' lives, articles on key figures and themes of medieval spirituality, along with links to related websites and to religious orders.

Ireland - Welcome to County Donegal

An exceptionally well organized and accessible site for those who are interested in exploring County Donegal virtually or actually. The location is the home of the Cenel Conaill, St. Columba's royal kindred.

The Royal Irish Academy

The principal learned society in Ireland for "promoting the study of science, polite literature and antiquities". Access to research projects, Committees, membership.

IONA - one of my favorite Celtic bands official homepage.

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