Celtic High Crosses announced, as the standing stones had done for pagan Ireland, that this was a holy place. Read more
Celtic High Crosses announced, as the standing stones had done for pagan Ireland, that this was a holy place. Read more
In the eighth century, Celtic Christians created a masterpiece of religious art called the The Book of Kells, a book whose vividness, color, and artistic mastery reflect Christian traditions laced with Celtic enchantment. Read more
The early Irish Christians believed that even the simplest and most commonplace of human actions should be invested with ritual and prayer. Read more
After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Christianity flourished in the parts of Britain where Celtic peoples lived. Celtic Christianity is still a rich source of inspiration to pilgrims today. Read more
Kathy and her friend Steve Kinney have roamed graveyards throughout Alabama--as well as in Italy--for an exhibit of photographs now on display at the Evelyn Burrow Museum in Hanceville, Alabama: "Angels and Relics: From Florence, Italy, to Florence, Alabama" Read more
I got my travel gene from Leif Erikson, who visited America five centuries before Columbus arrived. Read more
Mary & Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink chronicles a 30-year friendship conducted through thousands of letters between two women. Read more
The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Wyoming tells the poignant history of a Japanese American internment camp located here during WWII. Read more
The mystics teach us that some of the most powerful pilgrimages we can take are ones that never involve leaving our driveways. Read more
High on a windswept mountain in northern Wyoming is one of North America's oldest pilgrimage destinations: the Medicine Wheel, a Native American archeological site that is also a living place of prayer. Read more