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The only constant in life is change. What changes have you experienced in life of late?  And more importantly perhaps, how have you adjusted to them? As I stepped off the ferry onto the sacred shores of Iona last week I was confronted with change.  Yes, much remained the same, such as the Abbey rising…

“In your presence there is fullness of joy.” Psalm 16 “Joy is prayer; joy is strength; joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” Mother Teresa “It’s the joy of life.”  That’s what Amy, a server at the Lorne Pub in Oban said Friday evening when I asked…

“Am fear a the’id a dh’l, theid e tri’ uairean ann.”   Celtic saying which means “Those who come to Iona will come not once, but three times.” “Iona is a thin place where only tissue paper separates the material from the spiritual.”  George Macleod, founder of the Iona Community Today I leave for Iona, Scotland.…

“They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, but we don’t know where they have laid Him.” John 20:2 “Though being in the very nature of God, emptied Himself and became obedient to death, even death on the cross.”  Philippians 2 What are you filled with on Easter?  Possible answers on the spiritual side…

“Having disarmed the powers and principalities, He made a public spectacle of them, having triumphed over them by the cross.”  Colossians 2:15 “And the Lord set His cross in the midst of hell, which is the sign of victory; and there it shall remain forever.”  The Acts of Pilate[1] Outside of the Iona Abbey stands…

“To the human ear music echoes the deepest grandeur and the most divine intimacy of the soul.”  John O’Donahue “A man of rank must always keep his harp in tune.” [1] What do you associate with music? What do you associate with Celtic Music? What comes to mind first for me is Guinness Beer. The…

“I have come that they might have life to the fullest” Jesus the Christ “The Glory of God is a person fully alive.”  St. Irenaeus We’ve had pleasant weather the last few days in Colorado.  It’s been especially warm and sunny. Spring is aching to break forth with the chorus of new life.  When was…

“ . . . I know most surely that poverty and affliction become me better than delights and riches.” St. Patrick “ . . . I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me.” Jesus The Christ according to Matthew 25:36 Did you ever have one of those life…

“Riches I heed not nor man’s empty praise, Thou mine inheritance all of my days.”[1] “Store up treasures in heaven.” Matthew 6:20 “Be always naked in imitation of Christ.” The Rule of Columcille The first followers of The Way were rich in Spirit, and so they could afford to be poor in worldly terms.  They…