#77.4 Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Historical Setting: Jarrow, 794 C.E. On the horizon towers are rising — bell towers rise up from churches, but also, watch towers rise up here and there, as rocks are stacked higher and higher into babel towers to reach the heavens. Watching the sea once gave monks a spiritual tranquility. Once gazing at the horizonContinue reading “#77.4 Tuesday, February 10, 2026”

#75.5 Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E.  The King’s man Ousbert is making a plan to save these coastal monasteries from the fate of Lindisfarne. Ousbert is asking for details of the cause of the raid, and since I was there, he’s questioning me.          “People who put their trust in saints to be all powerful areContinue reading “#75.5 Wednesday, December 10, 2025”