Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Things are different now. I’m not needy and helpless and Brother Timothy is not the caregiver. One healing changes us both, and just as the stretches of healing are painful for me, the new stretches of relationship for Brother Timothy challenge his power over me. HealingContinue reading “#82.7 Wednesday, July 15, 2026”
Category Archives: Christian History
#82.6 Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Sister Brigid sends me with a sack of Swiss chard which she promises will be a treat for Brother Timothy when it is cooked properly. She says, “Brother Timothy has no idea how to prepare this. I’ve tried to instruct him on this method forContinue reading “#82.6 Tuesday, July 14, 2026”
#82.5 Thursday, July 9, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Brother Timothy’s sister tells me of Saint Brendan here on this Great Skellig. Discussing signs and miracles and we discover a twinkle of humor in the distinction between a saintly miracle and a simple sign of God’s gracious abundance. Apparently, a miracle has furniture. Her humorContinue reading “#82.5 Thursday, July 9, 2026”
#82.4 Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Gardening with the Sister, I can ask my questions about the people who come here. “Why is Brenden a saint and Brother Timothy simply a good man with a dog? Or does it matter?” “Oh, it matters. When the stories that the monks tellContinue reading “#82.4 Wednesday, July 8, 2026”
#82.3 Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time I’m gardening with the sister. Here she sets the weed sprouts aside for the birds, lecturing me on the human numbness to the gracious gifts of Creation. And she takes from the garden only the leaves of the chard, letting the root stay in the soil.Continue reading “#82.3 Tuesday, July 7, 2026”
#82.2 Thursday, July 2, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time This Sister is the actual sister to the little monk she tells me. Her twin is Brother Timothy. She takes the weeding prongs and a garden bag and we follow a well-trodden path that descends then turns steeply. She’s promises to tell me the tales ofContinue reading “#82.2 Thursday, July 2, 2026”
#82.1 Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time The little monk’s sister asks me if I am a merchant or a Viking. “Doesn’t anyone else travel the sea?” “Of course, but you don’t have the glow of a saint, so I assumed you weren’t among the blessed.” “Indeed, I wasn’t glowingContinue reading “#82.1 Wednesday, July 1, 2026”
#81.13 Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time I try to explain. “I didn’t mean to startle you. The little monk who rescued me from the sea sent me here to return the flask and to thank you for the goats milk… every day… thank you — and for the straw and theContinue reading “#81.13 Tuesday, June 30, 2026”
#81.12 Thursday, June 25, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time Trinity hobbles close behind as the little monk arrives on the beaten path with the daily supplies. Every morning someone brings this to our door, or, like this morning, he goes and gets it then he shares the goats’ milk and oats with me and Trinity.Continue reading “#81.12 Thursday, June 25, 2026”
#81.11 Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Historical Setting: The Great Skellig in an unknown time The little hermit, no doubt, went out this morning knowing that I might also venture out today. He left the sledge that usually blocks the door laying aside, maybe to welcome me outside, or maybe it is in wait to drag me back up from theContinue reading “#81.11 Wednesday, June 24, 2026”
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