Historical Setting: The Great Skellig, 924 C.E. The abbot and I are sitting out here on the cistern wall protected from the northwest October winds by the peak of the Skellig. On these cooler days we benefit from the late season sun. At this moment, it is comfortable and beautiful. Thank you, God. We areContinue reading “#85.4 Thursday, October 8, 2026”
Category Archives: Medieval
#85.3 Weds., October 7, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig, 924 C.E. The abbot and I are considering, again, the question of a saint’s power to protect a monastery from a Viking attack. “I was a lay follower of Father Columbanus also named for a dove, and then I was on a mission to deliver a message for himContinue reading “#85.3 Weds., October 7, 2026”
#85.2 Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time 924 C.E. Speaking to the present abbot of the monastery at the Great Skellig, “My unique gift (if it is a gift and not a curse) leaves me wandering strange new times with only an infant’s knowledge of the now. So, I ask you myContinue reading “#85.2 Tuesday, October 6, 2026”
#85.1 Thursday, October 1, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time The abbot of this monastery on the Great Skellig, Abbot Mactyre, and I are meeting together at long last. I have so many questions and I am sure he’s heard enough of the rumors and stories, along with my own declaration that I am Jesus’s friendContinue reading “#85.1 Thursday, October 1, 2026”
#84.14 Weds., September 30, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time It’s risky crossing the roiling sea in a small boat with a bible when only a minor wetting of the vellum pages would cause major damage; but then, what is a monastery without a bible? In this place the physical dangers are always in a raucousContinue reading “#84.14 Weds., September 30, 2026”
#84.13 Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Brother Lugh is sorting through my description of early Christianity, which sometimes hides the hateful notions of Roman domination right in the midst of the Gospel tradition. He turns away, starring at the ground when I say that Roman political lies infiltrated the stories we haveContinue reading “#84.13 Tuesday, September 29, 2026”
#84.12 Thursday, September 24, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Brother Lugh and I are waiting now, for calmer waters so that a supply boat can deliver the winter supplies here, and the plan is made that I will be sent away then, with the boat to the mainland, which is the homeland of Lugh. BrotherContinue reading “#84.12 Thursday, September 24, 2026”
#84.11 Weds., September 23, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Apparently, it is assumed I will be leaving when a boat can land here safely; and Brother Lugh has chosen to leave also? Lugh explains, “I sat with the spirit of my own father who is now at one with the universal heavenly Spirit, andContinue reading “#84.11 Weds., September 23, 2026”
#84.10 Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Brother Lugh, my cellmate here in this monastery, had a great revelation that he is beloved by the whole universal bond of love that is God, but now, he is thinking about returning to the mainland. Sister Brigid and Lugh, and I too, are walking backContinue reading “#84.10 Tuesday, September 22, 2026”
#84.9 Thursday, September 17, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Brother Lugh closed his prayer, and he climbed back up to where I waited. “Until you followed me, that ledge was my secret. Only the birds knew I came here every morning. Today I didn’t even have to look up to know you were watching;Continue reading “#84.9 Thursday, September 17, 2026”
