Ray's Blog: November 2019
Christ The King
Last Sunday was dedicated to Christ the King. Pope Pius XI instituted The Feast of Christ the King in 1925 for the universal church. He connected the increasing denial of Christ as king to the rise of secularism and dictatorships throughout much of Europe when many began to doubt Christ's...
Saint Hilda's Tide Down Under
This week Community of Aidan and Hilda Voyagers renewed their vows all over the world at St. Hildda's-tide. But my thoughts were with Voyagers in Australia. This is the Facebook Post I sent them: 'Australia has schools and churches named after Saint Hilda. She is a universal ikon of...November, November, The Month To Remember
This week our monk and Deputy Guardian David Cole stayed overnight before leading a retreat at The Open Gate. It was good to meet up on Holy Island on another day with Godfrey Butland and other old friends.
This week also I sent in the completed manuscript and a long publishers'...
The Underdog
This week the town in which I live inducted its new mayor. This was followed by a church service. The mayor wants the theme of her year in office to be The Underdog.
After she was inducted we sang a locally composed hymn. Here are two verses:
Northmen from the Humber to...
Celtic Christianty's Greatest Era Lies Ahead
Celtic Christianity’s Greatest Era Lies Ahead
Dozens of excellent new titles have been added to our Celtic Christianity Library on Holy Island. It is being more used than ever. Our librarian, Judith Line, has completed cataloguing all the three thousand plus volumes. A new computer enables library users to...
