Pilgrimage
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A hymn and reflection for the Transfiguration of our Lord
When life feels overwhelming, a glimpse of the sacred changes everything. This is my reflection on finding God’s transfiguring glory in the majestic Mourne Mountains. Continue reading
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A hymn and reflection for St James the Great.
When sitting still fails, the open road speaks. This is my reflection on how walking clears the noise, grounds my senses, and reveals God’s presence. Continue reading
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Remembering the Orchids
Outside a dialysis unit, new flowers bloom while memory quietly recalls the wild orchids that once grew there. Continue reading
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From Font to Fellowship
St Brigid’s Cathedral continues the ministry of hospitality. Continue reading
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The God Who Stills the Storm: “The Glens Proclaim Your Holy Name” (DCM)
This hymn reimagines Psalm 76 within an Irish landscape of glens, mountains, holy wells, and western shores. It celebrates the God who breaks the bow and stills the storm, whose peace is witnessed in creation and whose presence continues to guide pilgrims through the hills and hollows of life. Continue reading
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Hyperfocus on the Platform: Capturing the Spark in Transit
Creative expression can surge unexpectedly, transcending settings and circumstances. Continue reading
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The Keen and Narrow Path
A Parish Reflection for Proper 7 For Sunday 21 June 2026. There are times in the life of any parishioner when the world feels like a bit too much. Whether it’s the weight of a quiet grief, the exhaustion of daily demands, or that sudden, creeping feeling that we’ve lost our bearings, we all know… Continue reading
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A Hymn for a Wandering People, the Weary and the Small
A new hymn and reflection exploring Celtic thin places, St Columba’s crane, and finding sensory sanctuary amidst the recent community tensions in Northern Ireland. Continue reading
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The Breath of Iona: Pattern, Prophecy, and Speaking the Ancient Word
Speaking ancient words at Temple Connor, a neurodivergent pilgrim finds a sensory reset at Durrow’s holy well, guided by the wild goose of the Spirit. Continue reading
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The Bread of Heaven at Clonmacnoise
Fresh from the altar at Temple Connor… At 11:00 a.m. today, on this Feast of St Columba, we gathered beside the Shannon where prayers have risen for fifteen centuries. As the notes of the Eucharist settle into the ancient stone, we reflect on what it means to be fed—and then sent. The Bread of Heaven… Continue reading
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Between Tuam and Clonmacnoise: A Columba’s Day Pilgrimage
On St Columba’s Day, a journey to Clonmacnoise recalls an earlier pilgrimage to Tuam—and the unexpected paths faith, illness, and grace can travel. Continue reading
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The Patina of Grace
Returning to Kilkenny amid grief and dialysis, a worn leather purse becomes a beautiful testament to Benedictine stability, conversion, and the patina of grace. Continue reading
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Adding our verse to the song
From 14th-century Red Book words to Kilkenny’s modern fields: a new Marian hymn born in St Canice’s, capturing centuries of prayer across the Nore. Continue reading
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The Monasticism of June
Find rest this June. Discover how the steady rhythms of the Book of Common Prayer and Benedictine stabilitas offer sanctuary for the sensory-overwhelmed, weary soul. Continue reading
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The Parallel Path
Choosing life while letting go The rook lifts up its ancient crywhere morning stirs the land;it echoes Patrick’s travelling prayersstill guarding field and strand.The wren sings from the moss‑soft hedge,a spark of Brigid’s flame;its blessing like the Living Breadthat knows me by my name.The blackcap from the ash and thornpours song like holy wine;a draught… Continue reading
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From the Depths to the Dawn: A Reflection on Grief, Landscape, and Psalm 130
New on NeuroDivine: From the Depths to the Dawn — a hymn and reflection shaped by Psalm 130, grief, the landscapes of Antrim, and the slow movement from sorrow toward morning. Continue reading
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The Southward Track: A Liturgy of Woven Threads
I was writing the prayers my heart would need before my eyes even knew the shape of the mountain ahead. Continue reading
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Threads Gathered on the Road North
This morning I travel north again. The road from Leinster toward Antrim has begun to feel less like geography and more like pilgrimage: a long ribbon of motorway and memory carrying me back toward the small room where my father, Brian, rests now at the edge of the great crossing. In recent days, I have… Continue reading
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A Journey of Faith and Farewell
A train journey north, turning impending heartbreak into a holy poem. Continue reading
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A Space for Grace
A quiet Irish café, ancient ruins, and an overflowing cup. Explore how sensory peace becomes a form of sacred hospitality for the neurodivergent soul. Continue reading
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