The Book of Kells is an iconic symbol of Irish culture. Illuminated images from the Medieval masterpiece adorn everything from pennies to postage stamps to pub signs across Ireland. However, new research by Victoria Whitworth is challenging the Book of…
Hymn Stories: ‘Will You Come and Follow Me’
Do you remember singing the children’s Sunday school song “I will make you fishers of men”? Often it accompanied learning the biblical narrative of Jesus calling his first disciples, Simon Peter and Andrew. This stirring song so captured our imaginations…
Iona Christian community in ‘serious jeopardy’
A Christian community which attracts pilgrims from around the world to contemplate and pray amid the wild beauty of the Hebridean island of Iona is in “serious jeopardy.”