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C E LT I C A N D C O N T E M P L AT I V EDr. Pat Loughery, D. Min - [email protected]
3 S A I N T S , 3 P L A C E S , 3 P R A C T I C E S
• Patrick, Brigid, Columba
• Iona, Lindisfarne, Skellig Michael
• Move/Breathe, Create, Pray
A P R AY E R I N T I M E S O F V I O L E N C E
C A N T I C L E , B A S E D O N S T PAT R I C K ' S B R E A S T P L AT E / T H E D E E R ’ S C R Y
C H R I S T, A S A L I G H T I L L U M I N E A N D G U I D E M E .
C H R I S T, A S A S H I E L D O V E R S H A D O W M E . C H R I S T U N D E R M E ; C H R I S T O V E R M E ;
C H R I S T B E S I D E M E O N M Y L E F T A N D M Y R I G H T.
T H I S D AY B E W I T H I N A N D W I T H O U T M E , L O W LY A N D M E E K , Y E T A L L - P O W E R F U L .
http://northumbriacommunity.org/pray-the-daily-office/morning-prayer
B E I N T H E H E A R T O F E A C H T O W H O M I S P E A K ; I N T H E M O U T H O F E A C H W H O S P E A K S U N T O M E .
T H I S D AY B E W I T H I N A N D W I T H O U T M E , L O W LY A N D M E E K , Y E T A L L - P O W E R F U L .
C H R I S T A S A L I G H T; C H R I S T A S A S H I E L D ;
C H R I S T B E S I D E M E O N M Y L E F T A N D M Y R I G H T.
http://northumbriacommunity.org/pray-the-daily-office/morning-prayer
the peregrini cristi
A B O U T T H E C E LT I C W AY
• A spirituality that grew outside the boundaries of Empire
• Immanent and transcendent God
• Indigenous and local: Baptizing former practices
• Sacred and Secular
• Led by men and by women (e.g. Brigid, Ita, Hilda..)
• Evangelistic and missional and charismatic
• Story, conversation, beauty, art
• Recognized humanity's inherent goodness alongside our deep need for healing
• Anam cara / soul friendship
• Prayer in everyday activity; creation care; story; creativity
3 P E O P L E
S T PAT R I C K O F I R E L A N D
“Apostle to the Irish”
S T B R I G I D O F K I L D A R E“Mary of the Gael”
S T C O L U M B A O F I O N A
Colm Cille (“Dove of the Church”)
3 P L A C E S
C O L U M B A’ S B AYI O N A , S C O T L A N D
L I N D I S FA R N E R H Y T H M SN O R T H U M B R I A , E N G L A N D
S K E L L I G M I C H A E LT O T H E E N D S O F T H E E A R T H
F O R S O L I T U D E
3 P R A C T I C E S
C E LT I C A N D C O N T E M P L AT I V E
• BREATHE/MOVE: Nature Kinship / Landscape / Thin Spaces
• CREATE: Poetic / Story / Song / Creative
• PRAY: Prayer
B R E AT H E / M O V E
• Thin spaces
• Kinship, nature
• Body prayer
• Pilgrimage
"Christ wears 'two shoes' in the world: Scripture and nature. Both are
necessary to understand the Lord, and at no stage can creation be seen as a
separation of things from God."
J O H N S C O T U S E R I U G E N A , 3 R D C E
Q: What is the fruit of study? A: To perceive the eternal Word of God reflected in every plant and insect, every bird and animal, every man and woman.
S T. N I N I A N , 8 T H C E
A N A N C I E N T C AT E C H I S M
Q : W H E R E D O Y O U M O S T E X P E R I E N C E T H E P R E S E N C E O F G O D ?
C R E AT E
• Beauty
• Songs
• Story
• Poetry
T H E B O O K O F K E L L S
▸ 4 Latin Gospels on calf vellum in 340 folios, a masterwork of western calligraphy and illumination
▸ Widely regarded as Ireland's greatest national treasure - Trinity College, Dublin
▸ The work of multiple artists over multiple generations over multiple monasteries
▸ Rescued from the Vikings and Cromwell by Providence, so the story goes...
H O W A R E Y O U A C O -C R E AT O R W I T H G O D ?
W H AT D O E S I T F E E L L I K E T O P L AY ?
P R AY
C E LT I C P R AY E R I S . . .
▸ Involved with an immanent God
▸ Concerned with everyday activities: life is prayer.
▸ Rooted in a place
▸ Rooted in time (day, season)
▸ Rooted in creation
▸ Recognizes good and evil (and Original Goodness)
▸ Communal: Recognizes the presence of the Saints
▸ Trinitarian
▸ Poetic / memorable
S A C R E D R E A D I N G
• Lectio Divina
• Visio Divina
• Lectio Tierra - Belden Lane
W R I T E A N D P R A C T I C E Y O U R O W N
W H E R E D O W E G O F R O M H E R E ?
C E LT I C C O M M U N I T I E S N O W
• Northumbria Community
• Iona Community
• Community of Aidan and Hilda (<— Pat)
P O E T R Y ( J O H N O ’ D O N O H O E ) A N D PÁ D R A I G Ó T U A M A - O N B E I N G . O R G
• John O’Donohue - To Bless the Space Between Us
• John O’Donohue - The Inner Landscape of Beauty
• Pádraig Ó Team - A New Imagination of Prayer
• Pádraig Ó Tuama - Poetry Unbound project
H O W T O I N C O R P O R AT E
• Spend time with the Gospels and Psalms, esp. John
• Incorporate with the rich tradition of prayer in everyday life
• See goodness and beauty surrounding you in all of creation, people and other
• Find a thin place that you can visit when you need Presence
• Create your own liturgies of meaning-making
• Go on Pilgrimage
• Find and use your Anamcara
• Practice compassion, justice, hospitality and kinship with creation
O T H E R G O O D I E S
A B O U T PAT
▸ D. Min, Transformational Leadership for the Global City , Bakke Graduate U., 2010. Dissertation: Monastic Values and Practices of Spiritual Formation in Internet Culture
▸ B.S., Gonzaga U, Comp Sci, 1991; music emphasis
▸ Following the Celtic Trail
▸ Northwest US Regional Guardian, Community of Aidan and Hilda
▸ Software QA/Project Manager
▸ Pilgrim Guide
