Product Categories

Cart

Your selection (10 items)

Item Description Unit Price Quantity Subtotal  
Pocket Prayer Walk Pocket Prayer Walk £1.49
£1.49 ×
Seasoned By Seasons: flourishing in life's experiences Seasoned By Seasons: flourishing in life's experiences £7.99
£7.99 ×
The Seven Storey Mountain The Seven Storey Mountain £21.00
£21.00 ×
Sleeping with Bread Sleeping with Bread £12.99
£12.99 ×
Pocket Prayers for Christmas Pocket Prayers for Christmas £1.49
£1.49 ×
Powerful Pocket Prayers for Every Day Powerful Pocket Prayers for Every Day £1.49
£1.49 ×
A Blessing and Comfort Prayer Book A Blessing and Comfort Prayer Book £3.99
£3.99 ×
Celtic Advent: 40 days of devotions to Christmas Celtic Advent: 40 days of devotions to Christmas £8.99
£8.99 ×
How the Irish saved civilisation How the Irish saved civilisation £10.99
£10.99 ×
Creating Community: Ancient Ways for Modern Churches Creating Community: Ancient Ways for Modern Churches £8.99
£8.99 ×

Cart Totals

Subtotal £79.41
Shipping

Shipping options will be updated during checkout.

Shipping Calculator

Total £79.41
Continue shopping

You may be interested in…

  • Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
    Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
    £12.99

    Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

    , ,
    In the first half of life, we are naturally and rightly preoccupied with establishing our identities – climbing, achieving, and performing. But those concerns will not serve us as we grow older and begin to embark on a further journey, one that involves challenges, mistakes, loss of control, broader horizons, and necessary suffering that shocks us out of our comfort zones. Eventually, we need to see ourselves in a different and more life-living way. This message of 'falling down' – that is in fact moving upward – is the most resisted and counterintuitive of messages in the world's religions, including and most especially Christianity. In Falling Upward, Father Richard Rohr offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of life's mysteries: how our failing can be the foundation for our ongoing spiritual growth. Drawing on the wisdom from time-honoured myths, heroic poems, great thinkers, and sacred religious texts, the author explores the two halves of life to show that those who have fallen, failed, or 'gone down' are the only ones who understand 'up'. We grow spiritually more by doing it wrong than by doing it right. With rare insight, Rohr takes us on a journey to give us an understanding of how the heartbreaks, disappointments and first loves of life are actually stepping stones to the spiritual joys that the second half of life has in store for us.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Healing the Purpose of Your Life
    Healing the Purpose of Your Life
    £12.99

    Healing the Purpose of Your Life

    , ,

    The Linns have a knack for choosing topics that are very timely and communicating them in a way that speaks to our everyday experience. In this book they explore how we discover our unique calling and develop it as a gift – for ourselves, others and the earth. For those caught up in our hectic culture, this little book is a rich source for reflection and prayer that can be used either individually or with groups.

    Robert T Sears, SJ Professor of Pastoral Theology, Loyola University

    £12.99
    £12.99
  • May the peace (yellow)
    May the peace (yellow)
    £1.20

    May the peace (yellow) A6 greetings card

    , ,
    This is the blessing from Morning Prayer in Celtic Daily Prayer. This calligraphic design by Pam French is also available as an A4 poster, and A5 poster and an A6 greetings card.
    £1.20
    £1.20
  • Multicoloured Seasons
    Multicoloured Seasons
    £4.49

    Multicoloured Seasons

    , , ,
    A collection of sixteen images to colour based around the Church Year, two images for each season starting at Advent, then Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost and Harvest with mediations on the reverse of each image.
    £4.49
    £4.49
  • The Boisil Compline
    The Boisil Compline
    £0.65

    The Boisil Compline

    , , , , ,
    A Trifold A4 card containing the words of the Boisil Compline from Celtic Daily Prayer. Part of a series of 7 cards each containing the words of one of the Complines. (Also available here is a perfect bound A5 booklet containing the words of all seven Complines, along with the melody line of those parts of the Complines that have been set to music.)
    £0.65
    £0.65
  • God Doesn't Do Waste
    God Doesn't Do Waste
    £8.99

    God Doesn’t Do Waste: Redeeming the Whole of Life

    ,
    Meet 'the Bookless Bunch', a very ordinary family who went green. When God challenged him over his attitude to the environment, Dave Bookless did a total rethink. This led to major changes, not only in his family's lifestyle but also eventually in his career: full time involvement in the global A Rocha movement that aims to care for God's fragile world. But in one sense this book isn't about going green at all. It's a personal account of a life lived in relationship. It's about roots and belonging, suffering and healing, identity and meaning, faith and doubt. It's about how in God's economy nothing need be wasted. It's about the messiness that each human being wades through in every area of life, and about a God who can take all that seems most wasteful and useless, and recycle it into something of infinite worth.
    £8.99
    £8.99
  • Gift from the Sea
    Gift from the Sea
    £12.99

    Gift from the Sea

    ,
    First published in 1955 and an instant bestseller, Gift from the Sea is a classic, wise book for women about how to flourish in life, how to balance life, work, motherhood; about finding space to think and breathe. Holidaying by the sea, and taking inspiration from the shells she finds on the seashore, Anne Morrow Lindbergh meditates on youth and age, love and marriage, peace, solitude and contentment. Her insights – into aspects of the modern world that threaten to overwhelm us, the complications of technology, the ever multiplying commitments that take us from our families – are as relevant today as they ever were, perhaps even more so. By recording her thoughts during a brief escape from everyday demands, Ann Morrow Lindbergh helps readers find a space for contemplation and creativity within their own lives.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Pocket Prayers for Easter
    Pocket Prayers for Easter
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • When God is Silent
    When God is Silent
    £12.99

    When God is Silent

    , ,
    “Barbara Brown Taylor’s concise, pithy and challenging prose is evidence that she is practicing what she preaches:that Christian pastors take more care with the words they use and treat language with economy, courtesy and reverence. . . .She offers concrete and practical suggestions for ways to improve our relationship with both silence and the words God has given us.” - KATHLEEN NORRIS, for Christian Century Renowned minister Barbara Brown Taylor focuses on the task of preaching in a world where people thirst for communication with a God who often seems to be silent. Originally delivered as the 1997 Lyman Beecher Lectures in preaching at Yale Divinity School, When God is Silent   addresses questions essential not only to preachers, but also to anyone yearning to hear from God.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Waymarks
    Waymarks
    £7.50

    Waymarks: Songs for the Journey CD

    ,
    14 songs that mark the Community's journey - alone yet together. This music is recorded in normal Audio CD format and can be played on any CD player (or computer with a CD drive). This album is also available as an audio download. To purchase Waymarks as an audio download please visit one of these options: Purchase Waymarks via iTunes Purchase Waymarks via Amazon (MP3) [playlist images="false" ids="8707,8709,8711,8713,8715,8717,8719,8721,8723,8725,8727,8729,8731,8733"]
    £7.50
    £7.50
  • Pocket Prayers for the Creative Pilgrim
    Pocket Prayers for the Creative Pilgrim
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • Sold out
    Simple Ways to Pray for Healing
    Simple Ways to Pray for Healing
    £12.99

    Simple Ways to Pray for Healing

    , ,
    This illustrated book by Matthew Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn and Dennis Linn, contains a guide to the eight simple ways to pray for healing that they have used most often in their ministry. They are simple enough for small children yet profound enough to touch sophisticated adults.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Blessings: Greetings card
    Blessings: Greetings card
    £2.25

    Blessings: Greetings card

    ,
    Greetings card supplied with envelope featuring original artwork by Francesca Ross. Blank inside.
    £2.25
    £2.25
  • The Aidan Compline
    The Aidan Compline
    £0.65

    The Aidan Compline

    , , , , ,
    A Trifold A4 card containing the words of the Aidan Compline from Celtic Daily Prayer. Part of a series of 7 cards each containing the words of one of the Complines. (Also available here is a perfect bound A5 booklet containing the words of all seven Complines, along with the melody line of those parts of the Complines that have been set to music.)
    £0.65
    £0.65
  • Who is it that you seek?: Spiral-bound journal
    Who is it that you seek?: Spiral-bound journal
    £6.50

    Who is it that you seek?: Spiral-bound journal

    The second of a new range of notebooks made for the Community with cover artwork by Francesca Ross who designed the covers of the new Celtic Daily Prayer. This design incorporates the question 'Who is it that you seek?' These spiral bound notebooks have 80 blank pages and printed card covers protected by a clear polypropylene outer cover
    £6.50
    £6.50
  • The Cost of Discipleship
    The Cost of Discipleship
    £21.99

    The Cost of Discipleship

    What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the labourer, or the aristocrat? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is His will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between 'cheap grace' and 'costly grace'. 'Cheap grace', Bonhoeffer wrote, 'is the grace we bestow on ourselves...grace without discipleship...Costly grace is the Gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must know...It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it give the man the only true life.' The Cost of Discipleshipis a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty.  
    £21.99
    £21.99
  • Pocket Prayers for Home Blessing
    Pocket Prayers for Home Blessing
    £1.49

    Pocket Prayers for Home Blessing

    The short prayers in this card may be used to help you pray and seek God's blessing in a new home.
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • An Introduction to the Wisdom of the Celtic Saints
    An Introduction to the Wisdom of the Celtic Saints
    £4.00

    An Introduction to the Wisdom of the Celtic Saints

    , , , , ,
    Edward C Sellner has recently published a revised and expanded edition of his important work Wisdom of the Celtic Saints, which presents the stories of 27 of the most important of the Celtic saints from Ireland, Scotland, northern England, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. However, this is currently only available in hardback form and the author has permitted the Northumbria Community to publish his excellent introduction to his book in this booklet form, making it more widely accessible.
    £4.00
    £4.00
  • Home by another way: Biblical meditations through the Christian year
    Home by another way: Biblical meditations through the Christian year
    £13.99

    Home by another way: Biblical meditations through the Christian year

    , ,
    Written by one of the world's greatest preachers, these insightful meditations began their life as beautifully crafted sermons that explore the meanings of the major seasons and holy days of the Christian year. Reviewer Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James's Picadilly, writes: "This is a deeply compassionate book that takes seriously what it's like to live in the world now, while holding out the scriptural hope of a life not yet imagined. Barbara Brown Taylor tells new parables that reveal meaning in everyday holiness, and the thoroughly human states of confusion, suffering and joy of which she is keenly aware.This book is for all who want to believe but can't quite get there, or for those whose jaded spirit needs a long cool drink at a freshwater spring. Reading these reflections is like being drenched in grace." Recently voted one of the world's top ten contemporary spiritual sages, Barbara Brown Taylor is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia. Her previous books include An Altar in the World and Leaving Church.
    £13.99
    £13.99
  • Sold out
    Celtic Christian Spirituality
    Celtic Christian Spirituality
    £10.99

    Celtic Christian Spirituality

    , , ,
    The Celtic Christians beheld the world around them and perceived the divine life of God upholding every aspect of the material universe. Their prayers and poems, their liturgies and their theological texts give Christians a sense of faith that is confident in a merciful and infinitely creative, healing God. In this introduction to Celtic Christian spirituality, Mary C. Earle presents the primary texts from the Celtic Christian tradition - selections from the writings of Pelagius, Eriugena and St Patrick, as well as prayers and poems from Wales, the Outer Hebrides and Ireland. These essential texts direct humanity to read the 'book of creation' as well as the book of scripture, and call us to remember that 'matter matters'. The author's engaging facing-page commentary explores how faithful Christians and spiritual seekers use the writings of this lively tradition as ways of embodying and living the gospel.
    £10.99
    £10.99
  • Contemplation in a World of Action
    Contemplation in a World of Action
    £24.99

    Contemplation in a World of Action

    The spiritual and psychological insights of these essays were nurtured in a monastic milieu, but their issues are universally human. Thomas Merton lays a foundation for personal growth and transformation through fidelity to "our own truth and inner being". Our desire and need to attain "a fully human and personal identity" is the focus of Merton's concern.
    £24.99
    £24.99
  • Pocket Creative Prayers
    Pocket Creative Prayers
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • A Retreat with Thomas Merton
    A Retreat with Thomas Merton
    £14.00

    A Retreat with Thomas Merton

    The celebrated spiritual writer Thomas Merton remains one of the most influential voices of our day. His many books have become modern spiritual classics and he opened up the riches of the monastic tradition for many. Here, Esther de Waal devises a seven day personal or group retreat programme using extracts from Thomas Merton's writings and a selection of the photography for which he was also renowned. She creates a retreat that can be made at home, at a centre or on holiday, over a week or a period of weeks. The focus of each of the seven days is: The Call; Response; The Solitary Within; Encounter With Christ; The Demands of Love; Common and Natural and Ordinary; Integration.
    £14.00
    £14.00
  • Advent and Christmas Wisdom with Thomas Merton
    Advent and Christmas Wisdom with Thomas Merton
    £11.99

    Advent and Christmas Wisdom with Thomas Merton

    ,
    Advent and Christmas are special times for all Christians. The spiritual longing of the Advent season can only be satisfied by the joy and celebration of a Christmas focused on Jesus' birth in our hearts. Advent and Christmas Wisdom with Thomas Merton give readers the opportunity to experience Advent and Christmas in a way that unwraps the spiritual joy, allowing it to shine brighter that all the tinsel and trappings that can blind our eyes to the deeper meaning of the season. This book is arranged for use on every day of the Advent and Christmas seasons. Each day's reflection begins with a scriptural quotation, continues with a thought from the writings of Thomas Merton, and concludes with a prayer for the day. Merton's writing capture the familiar themes of the season: the Incarnation, anticipation, angels, giving, and many others - each drawing us closer to the joy of welcoming the Saviour into our lives. An appendix includes a suggested plan for using each day's meditation as part of a morning or evening prayer.
    £11.99
    £11.99
  • Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert: Three Inspirational Saints
    Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert: Three Inspirational Saints
    £9.99

    Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert: Three Inspirational Saints

    ,
    In this rousing book, David Adam celebrates the lives and interweaving stories of Aidan, Bede and Cuthbert. Recalling, in a personal introduction, his ordination to the pastoral ministry in Durham Cathedral (the burial place of Bede and Cuthbert) and his thirteen years as Vicar of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne (where Aidan lived), the author communicates clearly his appreciation of these three great saints. They have much to teach us, he believes, about vision – about expanding our spiritual awareness and deepening our love for God.
    £9.99
    £9.99
  • The Patrick Compline
    The Patrick Compline
    £0.80

    The Patrick Compline

    , , , , ,
    A Trifold A4 card containing the words of the Patrick Compline from Celtic Daily Prayer. Part of a series of 7 cards each containing the words of one of the Complines. (Also available here is a perfect bound A5 booklet containing the words of all seven Complines, along with the melody line of those parts of the Complines that have been set to music.)
    £0.80
    £0.80
  • Pocket Prayers for Sleep
    Pocket Prayers for Sleep
    £1.49

    Pocket Prayers for Sleep

    Pocket Prayers for sleep contains prayers, bible passages and calming activities to help you switch off to daily worries and focus on God and peaceful sleep.
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • Pocket Prayers for Advent
    Pocket Prayers for Advent
    £1.49

    Pocket Prayers for Advent

    ,
    Pocket Prayers for Advent contains prayers for Morning, Midday, Evening and Night to help you practise a rhythm of prayer and prepare for the Christmas season.
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • A Silent Action
    A Silent Action
    £11.99

    A Silent Action: engagements with Thomas Merton

    Thomas Merton's life, especially once he had become a writer, was to a great extent one of dialogue with people who were distant, both geographically and historically. In these probing and perceptive studies, Rowan Williams looks closely at the key intellectual and spiritual relationships that emerge in Merton's writings, exploring the impact on him of thinkers as diverse as Hannah Arendt, Karl Barth, William Blake, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Olivier Clement, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Paul Evdokimov, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Vladimir Lossky, John Henry Newman, Boris Pasternak and St John of the Cross.
    £11.99
    £11.99
  • Sale
    Divine Discontent : The Prophetic Voice of Thomas Merton
    Divine Discontent : The Prophetic Voice of Thomas Merton
    Original price was: £20.00.Current price is: £15.00.

    Divine Discontent : The Prophetic Voice of Thomas Merton

    ,
    Thomas Merton's best-selling spiritual autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, was one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. The original (1948) hardback edition sold 600,000 copies and by 1984 paperback sales had exceeded 3m. It has been translated into 15 languages and remains in print today. The 2015 centenary of Merton's birth provides an opportunity to reconsider both his international reputation and his startling relevance in today's world. Merton was a Trappist monk, writer, contemplative, social critic, pacifist, jazz lover and (in the context of world faiths) ecumenist whose sudden, premature death in unexplained circumstances prompted a further surge of interest in the man and his work. His extensive writings, many only recently available, provide the basis for a fresh examination of his story, permitting Merton to speak for himself whenever possible, but enabling also an analysis of his abiding fascination and the discontents - human and divine - that dominated so much of his life. The author inspires us to look again at our preconceived ideas about the natural world, the prevailing culture, abuses of power, questions of war and peace, contemplation and action, institutions and the freedom of the individual - and the search for God. NB The International Thomas Merton Society has 40 Chapters in the US alone, overseas Chapters in Argentina, Australia (2), France, Japan, New Zealand and Russia, and affiliated organisations in 11 further countries (Belgium & the Netherlands, Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Poland, Spain and Sweden).
    Original price was: £20.00.Current price is: £15.00.
    Original price was: £20.00.Current price is: £15.00.
  • Sold out
    The Private Lives of the Saints : Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England
    The Private Lives of the Saints : Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England
    £12.99

    The Private Lives of the Saints : Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England

    , ,
    Skulduggery, power struggles and politics, The Private Lives of the Saints offers an original and fascinating re-examination of life in Anglo-Saxon England. Taking them from their heavenly status to the human level, Oxford art historian and BBC presenter Dr Janina Ramirez explores the real lives of over a dozen seminal saints. This landmark book provides a unique and captivating lens through which to explore the rich history of the Dark Ages.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Oswald: Return of the King
    Oswald: Return of the King
    £9.99

    Oswald: Return of the King

    , ,
    The exiled family of King AEthelfrith of Northumbria arrive, after much hardship, on the island of Iona, where the monastery founded by St Columba has become a centre of worship and learning. Young Oswald becomes firm friends with a novice, Aidan. When Aidan professes his final vows, Oswald and his little brother Oswy are received into the church. As befits a young prince, Oswald learns to fight. However, Aidan's example attacts him and he is on the point of deciding to become a monk when news reaches Iona that his half brother, Eanfrith, has been killed by Cadwallon, the king who defeated Edwin. Oswald sails back to Northumbria and meets Cadwallon in battle, defeating and killing him. Oswald, now undisputed king of Northumbria, gives Aidan the island of Lindisfarne as his base. But Penda, the last great pagan king in England, is raising troops against him ...
    £9.99
    £9.99
  • Sale
    Into the depths
    Into the depths
    Original price was: £12.99.Current price is: £8.99.

    Into the depths: A Journey of Loss and Vocation

    ,
    In January 1984, Sr Mary Margaret Funk, a Benedictine nun from Indiana, paid a visit to Maryknoll missionary nuns working in Bolivia. On what should have been a routine trip to the local town for a convocation ceremony, a flash flood swept away the jeep in which she, three nuns, a priest, and a disabled boy they had adopted were travelling. Only she and the priest survived What happened that night catapulted Sr Meg into twenty-five years of prayer and self-examination. She relentlessly explored her relationship with the transcendent and immanent God, the profundities of her religious tradition, her commitment to spiritual practice, and her very human failings. It was a journey that left her spiritually naked before the terrible love of God; a journey to keep one's heart open to the transforming wounds of suffering. In the great tradition of spiritual confessions from Augustine to Thomas Merton's The Seven-Story Mountain, Into the Depths is a fearlessly honest and simply told account of one woman's struggle to engage at the deeper levels with the most profound questions of faith.
    Original price was: £12.99.Current price is: £8.99.
    Original price was: £12.99.Current price is: £8.99.
  • Pocket Prayers for Children
    Pocket Prayers for Children
    £1.49

    Pocket Prayers for Children

    Pocket Prayers for Children contains straightforward meaningful prayers for the Morning, Midday and Evening to help practice a rhythm of prayer. It also contains the ACTS framework for prayer which a good basis for any time with God. Pocket prayers for Children is a threefold leaflet (99mmX105mm) unfolded (297mm X 105mm)
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • Chad Liturgy Card
    Chad Liturgy Card
    £0.65

    Chad Liturgy Card

    , , , , ,
    A trifold A4 card containing the Chad Liturgy from Celtic Daily Prayer Book 1: The Journey Begins. A useful resource for pilgrimages and retreats. 10% discount when buying 5 or more copies.
    £0.65
    £0.65
  • Fire of the North
    Fire of the North
    £10.99

    Fire of the North: The Life of St Cuthbert

    St Cuthbert, monk and bishop of Lindisfarne, was a man of extraordinary charm and ability. A preacher, teacher and pastor, he was also reputed to have gifts of prophecy and healing. David Adam, one of the most prolific and best-loved writers in the Celtic tradition, vividly relates the story of this central figure in Celtic Christianity. Drawing out the qualities which make Cuthbert so important in our own time, Fire of the North celebrates the saint's ready sense of God's presence and eager response to nature. The narrative is complemented throughout by prayers specially composed to help us experience the direct force of Celtic spirituality for ourselves.
    £10.99
    £10.99
  • The Making Of Us: who we can become when life doesn't go as planned
    The Making Of Us: who we can become when life doesn't go as planned
    £12.99

    The Making Of Us: who we can become when life doesn’t go as planned

    , , ,
    Beautiful Things Can Emerge from Life Not Going as Planned.  When life takes one too many unexpected turns, do you find yourself saying, "I don't know who I am anymore"? In the wake of shattered dreams, do you wonder how you will keep going-and if you'll ever find purpose or joy again? After infertility, an international move, and a professional change shook Sheridan Voysey's world, he realized that he couldn't reconcile his expectations with the life he was living. Feeling lost, he decided to pair his spiritual journey with a literal one: a hundred-mile pilgrimage along the northeast coast of England. Inspired by the life and influence of the seventh-century monk Cuthbert, Sheridan travelled on foot from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham. Taking his friend DJ along for the journey, and keeping a journal by his side, Sheridan discovered not resolution but peace. Not ambition but purpose. Not shouts of convictions but whispers of the presence of God. In The Making of Us, Sheridan invites us to join him as he walks along England's shores and we trace the borders of our own hearts. Part pilgrim's journal, part call to reflection, The Making of Us eloquently reminds us of the beauty of journeying into uncertainty, the freedom of letting go, and the wonder of losing our identity only to discover who we really are.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Thomas Merton: The Exquisite Risk of Love : The Chronicle of a Monastic Romance
    Thomas Merton: The Exquisite Risk of Love : The Chronicle of a Monastic Romance
    £12.99

    Thomas Merton: The Exquisite Risk of Love : The Chronicle of a Monastic Romance

    ,
    While recuperating from an operation on his spine in a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, Thomas Merton befriended a female nurse charged with his care. They fell in love. On returning to the Abbey of Gethsemani, where Merton had been living as a Trappist monk, their clandestine romance continued. In his journal Learning to Love and a collection of eighteen poems, Merton chronicled his relationship with `M.', the gentle, kind and mysterious young woman who opened a window to his heart after his life long refusal of women. Here, for the first time, Robert Waldron explores Merton's rich and full experience of the sacred game of love with reference to Eighteen Poems as well as Merton's own personal account, and how it made it possible for him to attain a spiritual and psychological wholeness he had never known before. Indeed, the book wonderfully illustrates the value in daring to live for the love of another.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Pocket Prayers of Comfort
    Pocket Prayers of Comfort
    £1.49

    Pocket Prayers of Comfort

    Pocket Prayers of Comfort contains prayers, poems and Bible passages to encourage and reassure. It is is a threefold leaflet (99mmX105mm) unfolded (297mm X 105mm).
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • Sold out
    The Wisdom of the Desert
    The Wisdom of the Desert
    £13.00

    The Wisdom of the Desert

    ,
    The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favourites among his own books - surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit. The personal tone of the translations, the blend of reverence and humour so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contempation in the deserts of the Near East. The hermits of Scete who turned their backs on a corrupt society remarkably like our own had much in common with the Zen Masters of China and Japan, and Father Merton made his selection from them with an eye to the kind of impact produced by the Zen mondo.
    £13.00
    £13.00
  • The Felgild Compline
    The Felgild Compline
    £0.65

    The Felgild Compline

    , , , , ,
    A Trifold A4 card containing the words of the Felgild Compline from Celtic Daily Prayer. Part of a series of 7 cards each containing the words of one of the Complines. (Also available here is a perfect bound A5 booklet containing the words of all seven Complines, along with the melody line of those parts of the Complines that have been set to music.)
    £0.65
    £0.65
  • Egfroth of Lindisfarne (not a saint!)
    Egfroth of Lindisfarne (not a saint!)
    £5.99

    Egfroth of Lindisfarne (not a saint!)

    Kate Tristram has written an entertaining and accessible account of the remarkable years of the 7th century Golden Age of Northumbria from the viewpoint of a fictional monk called Egfroth and his cat. She tells the story of Saint Aidan coming to Lindisfarne at the request of King Oswald, the traumatic events of the Synod of Whitby, the ministry of the charismatic Saint Cuthbert, the creation of the Lindisfarne gospels and the emergence of the great historian The Venerable Bede. Like Bede, Kate Tristram is an historian and author; she has lived and worked on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, at the heart of this story, for forty years. Combining her detailed knowledge of the era with a delightfully light touch, she provides a succinct overview of the momentous events that stamped their mark firmly on the religious, cultural and artistic life of our nation.
    £5.99
    £5.99
  • O God and Spirit
    O God and Spirit
    £2.00

    O God and Spirit A4 poster

    , ,
    This prayer is part of the Cuthbert Compline (for Tuesday each week) in Celtic Daily Prayer. This calligraphic design is by Pam French.
    £2.00
    £2.00
  • Glimpses of Eden: field notes from the edge of eternity
    Glimpses of Eden: field notes from the edge of eternity
    £19.95

    Glimpses of Eden: field notes from the edge of eternity

    , ,
    'The land has a long memory...it forgets nothing, waiting only for the opportunity to ease the heart.' Glimpses of Eden  is a seasonally-arranged collection of the very best of novelist Jonathan Tulloch's acclaimed nature column, which ran in The Tablet for more than 10 years.  In 96 evocative daily records of his exploration of the land, mostly within an hour's bike ride of his North Yorkshire home, Jonathan captures snapshots of the wonders of the natural world.  Here are eternal stories of resilience and beauty, hope and death, survival and renewal, a tapestry of miraculous creation to enrich our souls and deepen our understanding of life.  Each reading is followed by a new reflection written for this book.
    £19.95
    £19.95
  • Benedictus: A Book of Blessings
    Benedictus: A Book of Blessings
    £16.99

    Benedictus: A Book of Blessings

    , , ,
    In sharing words of grace and wisdom, the poet and writer John O'Donohue offers blessings to shelter and comfort us on our journey through life. As he opens our eyes to the natural beauty and splendour of the world that surrounds us, he inspires in us a new confidence and passion for life and helps us to confront key thresholds of human experience. Guided by these blessings and by a reassuring vision of hope and possibility for the present and the future, we begin to recognise that our relationships with one another and even the most seemingly insignificant rituals which frame our days, are crucial to our emotional and spiritual well-being. Through his poetic blessings, John O'Donohue also ignites in us a greater understanding of our innate qualities and, perhaps for the first time, we experience a true sense of belonging in this often troubled world. Drawing on the heritage of ancient Celtic thought and imagination, Benedictus is, ultimately a sanctuary of peace and a gentle, illuminating gift of light on our path through this world.
    £16.99
    £16.99
  • May God Shield
    May God Shield
    £2.00

    May God Shield A4 poster

    , ,
    This prayer is part of the Patrick Compline (for Saturday each week) in Celtic Daily Prayer. This calligraphic design by Pam French is also available as an A5 poster, an A6 Greetings card and an A6 postcard.
    £2.00
    £2.00
  • Good Goats: Healing our Image of God
    Good Goats: Healing our Image of God
    £13.99

    Good Goats: Healing our Image of God

    ,
    This is an illustrated book by Matthew Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn and Dennis Linn. They describe it as follows:'We become like the God we adore. Thus, one of the easiest ways to heal ourselves and our society is to heal our image of God, so that we know a God who loves us at least as much as those who love us the most. Discusses whether God throws us into hell or otherwise vengefully punishes us, and the role of free will. Includes a questions and answer section that gives theological and scriptural foundation for the main text.'
    £13.99
    £13.99
  • Merton's palace of nowhere
    Merton's palace of nowhere
    £14.00

    Merton’s Palace of Nowhere

    ,
    Spiritual identity is the quest to know who we are, to find meaning in life and to overcome that sense of "is that all there is?" At the heart of this quest are found Thomas Meron's illuminating insights leading from an awareness of the false and illusory self as the way to a realization of the true self. For twenty-five years, Merton's Palace of Nowhere has been the standard for exploring, reflecting on, and understanding this rich vein of Merton's thought.
    £14.00
    £14.00
  • The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria
    The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria
    £12.99

    The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria

    , ,
    Oswald of Northumbria was the first great English monarch, yet today this legendary figure is all but forgotten. In this panoramic portrait of Dark Age Britain, archaeologist and biographer Max Adams returns the king in the North to his rightful place in history as a charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, and an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright and become the inspiration for Tolkein's Aragorn.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Sold out
    The Promise of Paradox
    The Promise of Paradox
    £15.99

    The Promise of Paradox: a celebration of contradictions in the Christian life

    First published in 1980 - and reissued here with a feisty new introductory essay - The Promise of Paradox launched Parker J. Palmer s career as an author and his ongoing exploration of the contradictions that vex and enrich our lives. In this probing and heartfelt book, the distinguished writer, teacher, and activist examines some of the challenging questions at the core of Christian spirituality. How do we live with the apparent opposition between good and evil, scarcity and abundance, individuality and community, death and new life? We can hold them as paradoxes, not "either/ors", allowing them to open our minds and hearts to new ways of seeing and being. Animated by the insights of the Trappist monk Thomas Merton, The Promise of Paradox explores spiritual questions in the open and generous spirit of Christian mysticism, challenging forms of Christianity  that are closed and even cruel. There are no easy answers to these questions, and there may be no answers at all. But with the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, Palmer advocates the rich possibilities that emerge when we learn to "live the questions".
    £15.99
    £15.99
  • Pocket Prayers for Lent
    Pocket Prayers for Lent
    £1.49

    Pocket Prayers for Lent

    ,
    Entering the Season of Lent can be an amazing journey of discovery, an opportunity to journey to the foot of the cross, to be challenged by the sacrifice and reassured by the resurrection. Historically is is a time to fast and repent in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter Day. The short prayers in this card may be used to help you practise a rhythm of prayer during Lent and to prepare for Easter.
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • Pocket Prayers for Crib Blessing
    Pocket Prayers for Crib Blessing
    £1.49

    Pocket Prayers for Crib Blessing

    Pocket Prayers - Crib Blessings is a small collection of prayers that are ideal for using over babies and small children. It is a threefold leaflet (99mmX105mm) unfolded (297mm X 105mm).
    £1.49
    £1.49
  • Sold out
    Contemplative Prayer
    Contemplative Prayer
    £9.99

    Contemplative Prayer

    ,
    Thomas Merton's classic study of monastic prayer and contemplation brings a tradition of spirituality alive for the present day. But, as A M Allchin points out in his Introduction to this new edition, Contemplative Prayer also shows us the present day in a new perspective, because we see it in the light of a long and living tradition. Merton stresses that in meditation we should not look for a 'method' or 'system' but cultivate an 'attitude' or 'outlook': faith, openness, attention, reverence, expectation, trust, joy. God is found in the desert of surrender, in giving up any expectation of a particular message and 'waiting on the Word of God in silence'. Merton insists on the humility of faith, which he argues 'will do far more to launch us into the full current of historical reality than the pompous rationalisation of politicians who think they are somehow the directors and manipulators of history'.
    £9.99
    £9.99
  • Advent and Christmas Wisdom with St Francis
    Advent and Christmas Wisdom with St Francis
    £11.99

    Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St Francis of Assisi

    ,
    The much loved Saint Francis of Assisi discarded the trappings of wealth and found Christ in the simple life. Through daily meditations, Scripture readings, and action-based spiritual exercises written for the Advent and Christmas season, we are each invited to examine our spiritual life, to listen to the wisdom of Saint Francis and to follow in the footsteps of Christ. St Francis of Assisi calls us to embrace a life of radical Christian discipleship. For Francis, to live the life of a disciple of Christ meant that one had to embrace the poverty and humility of Christ as made manifest in Christ's own birth. This Advent and Christmas, let Saint Francis guide you in finding the great expression of God's overflowing love for each one of us through reflection and prayer.
    £11.99
    £11.99
  • The Awesome Journey: Life's Pilgrimage
    The Awesome Journey: Life's Pilgrimage
    £8.99

    The Awesome Journey: Life’s Pilgrimage

    Drawing on a lifetime of Christian pilgrimage, David Adam reflects on biblical encounters with the divine. God's question to Adam, 'Where are you?' is relevant to us all; Abraham's long journey of hearing and obeying (and learning the art of having no agenda) is ours too; Jacob's great discovery – that heaven is found on earth and earth is raise to heaven – helps us to become aware that we often already possess what we think we're searching for. Moses' desert experiences of grief and glory encourage us to press on to the Promised Land; Elijah's powerlessness reminds us that God often call us out of darkness and weakness, and that we may need stillness to hear him. The story of the prodigal son's return is a disarming reminder of the welcome that awaits each one of us; while Paul's call to rejoice inspires us to be present fully to each day. As we continue to move forward, these profound insights – on grief and glory, emptiness and fulfilment, repentance and forgiveness, loving and being loved will transform the way we live and the way we relate to God, here and now.
    £8.99
    £8.99
  • CDP Complines Booklet
    CDP Complines Booklet
    £4.50

    CDP Complines Booklet

    , , , , ,
    An A5 booklet with the liturgies for the night office of Compline for each day of the week and the melody lines for those parts of the Complines that have been set to music. Can also be purchased in Braille, Large Print (18 pt) and Giant Print (24pt) versions. Accessible versions are words only.
    £4.50
    £4.50
  • Celtic Daily Prayer - music CD
    Celtic Daily Prayer - music CD
    £10.00

    Celtic Daily Prayer – music CD

    , , , , ,
      Sung and spoken versions of Morning, Midday and Evening Prayer; and Complines for each day of the week. This music and liturgy is recorded in normal Audio CD format and can be played on any CD player or computer. This album is also available as an audio download. To purchase the download please click on one of these options:  
    £10.00
    £10.00
  • Oswiu: King of Kings
    Oswiu: King of Kings
    £12.99

    Oswiu: King of Kings

    , ,
    Oswald's head is on a spike. Can Oswiu avoid the same fate? The great pagan king Penda set a trap, and when the brothers Oswiu and Oswald walked in, only one came back alive. Rumours abound that the place where Oswald's body is strung up has become sacred ground - a site of healing for those who seek it. Oswald's mother believes he will protect those he loves, even beyond the grave. So she asks the impossible of Oswiu: to journey to the heart of Penda's kingdom and rescue the body that was stolen from them. Will this fateful task allow Oswiu to prove himself worthy of uniting the kingdoms under him as the King of Kings, or will it set him on a path to destruction? Oswiu: King of Kings is the masterful conclusion to The Northumbrian Thrones trilogy.
    £12.99
    £12.99
  • Be stronger than each storm in me: Greetings card
    Be stronger than each storm in me: Greetings card
    £2.20

    Be stronger than each storm in me: Greetings card

    ,
    Greetings card, supplied with envelope, featuring an original design by Lynda Owen-Hussey that reflects the story of St Brendan's journey of faith. Blank inside. The title is taken from Brendan - in exploration of a vision, a call to risky living in Celtic Daily Prayer Book 1: The Journey Begins. 
    £2.20
    £2.20