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The world seems to be in constant pain, writhing, suffering, longing for release.

It might be our memories of that awful day in 2001 - 9/11.

canal and boats

A welcome break in Fort Lauderdale this November, staying with friends and enjoying the warm elements before winter-return in the north country.

Kilmalkedar Church, Co Kerry

In 2012, Alan Ford and Thomas O'Loughlin, both professors in Nottingham, discussed current interest in 'Celtic Christianity' and how what is imagined as the form of Christianity in the British Isle

Rake House farm, Glaisdale, Yorkshire

My ancestor Elizabeth Pennock married Thomas Gatenby at Glaisdale in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in 1799. Thomas died a few years later and Elizabeth worked the farm.

Isle of Mull view, Iona, Scotland

While visiting 'Holy Island,' the island of Iona in Scotland, we travelled one day north on the Isle of Mull to Tobermory. The views are spectacular.

Togher House, Tinahely, Co Wicklow

About four kilometres east of Tinahely in the lovely Irish garden county of Wicklow, is a crossroad. At that junction, R747 from Aughrim turns right towards Tinahely.

Priest entering church in Rome

No one is born there. Everyone must choose to go there, the religious and the non-religious.

old cross at Iona, Scotland

Interviewed by Relevant Magazine, author Malcolm Gladwell told of his return to the faith of his childhood.

Something to Blow About

Statue of Man Blowing old Music Instrument

I don't know quite what this musical instrument is, a kind of bagpipe I presume.

Iona Window

window, Iona, Scotland

A window in the small chapel behind Iona Abbey, at Iona, Scotland, This 'texturized' photo was achieved with a simple iPad app effect.

Stained Glass

Stained glass window

St. Mary’s, Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk, England

Horsemount

Wingfield churchyard, Suffolk

Taken in 2012 at St. Andrew’s, Wingfield, Suffolk, England

Rome Cycle

Street in Rome

Wandering the streets of Rome, Italy.

London, England

Parliament at Westminster

Parliament Buildings, London, England

London Eye

The London Eye

The London Eye, London, England - a giant Ferris wheel located on the South Bank of the River Thames.

 

London Buses

Two-tier bus, London, England

Iconic buses in London, England

Trafalgar Square Lion

Lion, Trafalgar Square, London, England

Trafalgar Square Lion, London, England

Clonmacnoise

Cross and Tower

Ancient ruins at Clonmacnoise, Co Offaly, Ireland.

Love This Place

B & B Interior

Lovely B & B at St. Antoine-de-Till, just SW of Quebec City, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

Ballinatone Church of Ireland, Co Wicklow

Sacred Power, Sacred Space: An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship

Peregrination

Desert walk, Scottsdale, Arizona

Pathway in the desert and mountains, near Scottsdale, Arizona. Peregrine falcons get to fly; pilgrims have to walk.

Visiting Ireland

derelict cottage, Ireland

Co Wicklow home of ancestors, relatives: the Langrells - at Cappagh townland, near Aughrim. I am descended from Sarah Langrill who married Charles Willoughby in 1849.

Roman Walls

sepia: Roman walls

Roman walls.

Kingley Street, Soho

The Tudor revival building, an emporium, built in London's Soho district in the 1920's was designed by Edwin T. Hall and his son Edwin S. Hall for Arthur Lasenby Liberty.

Remnants of Another Day

sepia: old Irish home

Old rural buildings in Ireland.

Irish Cottage

sepia: old Irish cottage

Old cottage by the roadside, somewhere in 'middle' Ireland.

 

There are pioneer souls that blaze the paths

Where highways never ran-

Quiet Street in Rome

Quiet Street in Rome

Rome has beauty, history, culture, relgion and much more on every street and corner.

Jesus

Icon of Jesus

Jesus, Lord of Life

 

Pilgrim

priest enters church

I was glad when they said unto me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord.'  Psalm 122:1

A priest on holidays visits an ancient church, not far from the Colosseum in Rome.

Masks

African masks

We all wear them.

 

Wooden mask in street marketplace, Nairobi, Kenya

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