Patmos Abbey - the Order of St Columba
  • Welcome!
  • Order of St Columba -An Introduction
    • Our Story
    • Our Mission
    • Our Values
    • How does Abbey see Jesus of Nazareth?
  • Celtic Spirituality
    • A Concise History of the Celtic Way
    • A Litany of Celtic Saints
    • Ita - Nurtura of Saints -January 15
    • Brigid of Kildare - February 6
    • Patrick - apostle to Ireland - March 17
    • Egbert - April 24th
    • Venerable Bede - May 25
    • Columba of Iona - June 9
    • Kilian - the missionary - July 8th
    • Aidan of Lindisfarne - August 31
    • Ciaran - September 9th
    • Francis of Assisi - October 4th
    • Columbanus - November 23rd
    • Finian of Clonard - December 12th
    • What is the influence of the Celtic Christianity?
    • What is the relevance of Celtis Christianity in the 21st century?
    • Some features of Celtic Spirituality
    • Celtic Cross
  • The Abbey
    • Ways of Connecting
    • The Emerging expression of community
    • House communities and the Jesus Movement - a perspective
    • Monastic Virtues and Ecumenical Hopes
  • Mingary Online Oratory
    • Requests for Intercession
    • Light a Candle
    • 3 minute a day 'mini-breaks'
    • Reflect as you Go
    • Labyrinth Walk
    • Music and Chant Reflections
    • Daily Reflection "bread 4 life"
    • Lectio Divina - for each day
    • Daily Office
    • Remembering those we love...
    • Taize
    • Calendar
    • Plainchant
  • The Abbey Institute of Spiritual Direction and life-mentoring
    • Spiritual Direction >
      • 12 Steps recovery and Spiritual Direction
    • Prayers and Spirituality
    • Spirituality and Practice - the power of 12
    • Jewish Table Blessings
    • Solitude with God
    • Rituals and Blessings to help Family life
    • Prayers for Healing Painful Memories
    • Patrick of Ireland's Breastplate prayer
    • Celtic Blessings
    • Casting a caim or encircling prayer
    • The Jesus Prayer
    • Lectio Divina
    • Quiet Quest
    • How to meditate
    • Guided meditations...
    • Coping with Change
  • ColumCille House
  • Outreach - SmallSteps Project
    • Myphatso
  • The Christian Year
    • Lectionary Resources
    • Advent Prayers, Resources and Themes
    • Christmas - New Year >
      • A Celtic Christmas reflection
      • A Celtic New Year Blessing and Prayer
      • The Epiphany
    • Morning and Evening Prayer for Lent
    • Lenten resources
    • Holy Week and Easter
    • A Pentecost reflection
    • Some Pentecost prayers
  • The Four Gospels and Paul
    • Matthew
    • Mark
    • Luke
    • John
    • Paul of Tarsus
  • St Columba's School of Theology and Ministry
  • Monastery of the Heart Network
  • Abbey Blog - Guest Book
  • Suggested Reading
  • St Aidan's Bookstore
  • Links
  • Contact us...
  • Charter of Compassion
  • Centre for Loss and Life Transitions
  • The Lindisfarne Gospels
  • Book of Kells

Some suggsted reading:

Celtic  Christian Spirituality:

Timothy J. Joyce, OSB, CELTIC CHRISTIANITY:  A  SACRED TRADITION, A VISION OF HOPE, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1998.  (An excellent short presentation of the basic history of Celtic Christianity.)

Ian Bradley, THE CELTIC WAY, London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1993.  (A very readable short presentation of the essentials of Celtic Christian spirituality.)

Philip Sheldrake, LIVING BETWEEN WORLDS:  PLACE AND JOURNEY IN CELTIC SPIRITUALITY, Boston, MA: Cowley Publications, c. 1995.  (A discussion of place and journey, both important concepts to the Celtic mind, as keys to understanding Celtic spirituality.)

Esther de Waal, 
EVERY EARTHLY BLESSING:  REDISCOVERING THE CELTIC TRADITION, Harrisburg,
PA: Morehouse Publications, 1999  [Originally: A WORLD MADE WHOLE, 1991.]  (A beautiful and sensitive presentation of the key aspects of Celtic spirituality.)

Esther de Waal, 
THE CELTIC WAY OF PRAYER, New York, NY: Doubleday, 1997.  (A simple presentation, based on wide scholarship, of the Celtic Christian approach to prayer.)

J. Philip Newell, 
LISTENING FOR THE HEARTBEAT OF GOD:  A CELTIC SPIRITUALITY, New York, NY: Paulist
Press, 1997.  (An examination of Celtic spirituality through the medium of important figures in its history.)

J. Philip Newell, 
ONE FOOT IN EDEN:  A CELTIC VIEW OF THE STAGES OF LIFE, New York, NY:
Paulist Press, 1999.  (A prayerful reflection on the stages of human life, from birth to death, seen through the prism of Celtic spirituality.)

J. Philip Newell, THE BOOK OF CREATION

Oliver Davies and Fiona Bowie, 
CELTIC CHRITIAN SPIRITUALITY:  AN ANTHOLOGY OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN SOURCES, New York, NY: Continuum, 1995.  (Texts set in their own time and context.  Includes an excellent introduction to Celtic Christianity.)

CELTIC SPIRITUALITY, Translated and Introduced by Oliver Davies, The Classics of Western Spirituality, New York, NY: Paulist Press, 1999.  (Varied texts described and placed in context.  Also includes an introduction to Celtic  spirituality.)

E. Sellner, 
THE CELTIC SOUL FRIEND,

Celtic Christian History and Theology:

Peter Beresford Ellis, CELTIC INHERITANCE, London: Constable, 1992.  (A scholarly study of Celtic Christianity and of its history in each of the Celtic lands of northwestern Europe.)

John Scotus Eriugena, T
HE VOICE OF THE EAGLE:  HOMILY ON THE PROLOGUE OF SAINT JOHN, Christopher Bamford, translator, with introduction and reflections, Hudson, NY: Lindisfarne Press, 1990.  (Eriugena, born in the early ninth century, is an outstanding Celtic mystic and philosopher.)

B. R. Rees, 
PELAGIUS:  LIFE AND LETTERS, Two Volumes in One, Volume 1, PELAGIUS:  A RELUCTANT HERETIC (1988), Volume 2, THE LETTERS OF PELAGIUS AND HIS FOLLOWERS (1991), Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, and Rochester, NY: Boydell Press, 1998.  (Pelagius, active in the fifth century, though much maligned and condemned by the Church, has much worthwhile teaching in the Celtic spirit.)Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, and Rochester, NY: Boydell Press, 1998.  (A judicious and
scholarly presentation of Pelagius' life.)

James P. Mackey, ed., A
N INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC CHRISTIANITY, Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1995.  (Chapters on various aspects of Celtic Christianity.  Includes M. Forthomme Nicholson, "Celtic Theology:  Pelagius," on pages 386-413.)

Thomas Cahill, 
HOW THE IRISH SAVED CIVILIZATION, New York, NY: Doubleday/ Anchor, 1995.  (Both scholarly and written in a lighter vein, describes the work of the Irish monks and scribes in preserving the heritage of Western civilization during the Dark Ages.)

Matthew Fox, 
ORIGINAL BLESSING:  A PRIMER IN CREATION SPIRITUALITY, Santa Fe, NM: Bear & Company, 1983.   (A study of creation which, while not ignoring sin, sees our world as good and uplifting.  Reflects the Celtic spirit on which it draws.)

Matthew Fox, THE COMING OF THE COSMIC CHRIST

For Prayers in the Celtic Spirit 

Alexander Carmichael, 
CARMINA GADELICA:  HYMNS AND INCANTATIONS COLLECTED IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND IN THE LAST CENTURY, Hudson, NY: Lindisfarne Press, 1992.  (Contains numerous prayers in the Celtic spirit, asking God's blessing on all aspects of life including the most mundane activities.)

THE CELTIC VISION, Selected and Edited by Esther de Wall from the Carmina Gadelica, Petersham, MA: St. Bede's Publications, 1988.  (Selections presented by themes, with an introduction to each theme.

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