Celtic Legacy

Celtic Legacy 022 - The Alphabet of Devotion, Part 2

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT

If there was a monastic rule of life for the community that gathered around Colum Cille on Iona in the late 6th century, it is probably reflected in “The Alphabet of Devotion,” compiled by Colmán mac Beógnai, one of Colum’s dearest friends and closest colleagues.

Celtic Legacy 021 - The Alphabet of Devotion, Part 1

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:38:38 GMT

What was life like on the ancient holy isle of Iona?

Celtic Legacy 020 - Litany of Confession, Part 3

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT

Our many sins require specific confession and sincere repentance.

Celtic Legacy 019 - Litany of Confession, Part 2

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT

Sin is ugly. We need to face up to it.

Celtic Legacy 018 - Litany of Confession, Part 1

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT

Here's a look at the prayer life of those ancient Celtic saints.

Celtic Legacy 017 - The Student and His Cat

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 04:00:00 GMT

What can we learn from a student and his cat about the Celtic Christian view of life?

Celtic Legacy 016 - A Wandering Mind

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:00:13 GMT

Are you easily distracted when you're trying to seek the Lord? An ancient Celtic poem has some sound advice.

Celtic Legacy 015 - Hard Devotion

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 04:00:37 GMT

Celtic Christians were serious about spiritual disciplines.

Celtic Legacy 014 - Simply Big

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:00:41 GMT

Christians must learn to live simply, but think big.

Celtic Legacy 013 - To Burnish the Legacy

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:00:13 GMT

Celtic Christian hagiography had many purposes, not the least of which was to recall and improve the memory of some great leader.

Celtic Legacy 012 - A Word to the Church

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:25:06 GMT

Columbanus wrote and worked for renewal in the Church in Gaul.

Celtic Legacy 011 - The Secrets of the Word

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:23:34 GMT

We learn to know Jesus both through His Word and His world, as John Scotus Eriugena explains.

Celtic Legacy 010 - Victory Over Paganism

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT

There's real history in those spiritualized stories of the lives of Irish saints. And there's much for us to learn from them.

Celtic Legacy 009 - Heaven on Earth

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:00:38 GMT

Celtic Christians delighted in life and in serving God amid the wonders of His world.

Celtic Legacy 008 - Heartily Unto the Lord

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:00:07 GMT

Colum Cille, that great scholar and missionary, offers us a prayer that we might do our work heartily unto the Lord.

Celtic Legacy 007 - The Disciplined Life

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:00:38 GMT

Celtic Christians made a tremendous impact in their world because they understood how to make the best use of their time.

Celtic Legacy 006 - End in Sight

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:45:10 GMT

Celtic Christians understood the importance of living "there and "then" in the "here and now."

Celtic Legacy 005 - An Ongoing Legacy

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:00:48 GMT

Celtic Christians deeply appreciated the work of their forebears in the faith

Celtic Legacy 004 - Celebrating the Saints

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:00:53 GMT

Celtic Christians appreciated the history of those who brought the Gospel down to them.

Celtic Legacy 003 - Immanuel

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 04:00:05 GMT

Celtic Christians believed that Jesus was fully God and fully Man. Only Immanuel could save us from our sins and fulfill the redemptive plan of God. And Celtic Christians believed this with all their hearts.

Celtic Legacy 002 - The King and His Kingdom, Saltair na Rann

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:00:00 GMT

Celtic Christians understood the Kingdom of God and God's calling for us to join in seeking its progress on earth as it is in heaven.

Celtic Legacy 001 - The Miraculous Birth of Our Lord

Celtic Legacy - The Fellowship of Ailbe — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:26:52 GMT

Celtic Christians held firm to the belief that they must let God be God.