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Celtic Threads: Exploring the Wisdom of Our Heritage, edited by Padraigín
Clancy. Veritas Publications, Dublin 1. 1999. 221 pages. Pb. ISBN 1 85390 499
6. A collection of essays on Celtic spirituality. Padraigín Clancy has
succeeded in gathering practically all of the main practitioners and teachers of
Celtic spirituality in Ireland into one book. As such, the book is a snapshot of
Celtic spiritual awareness in Ireland at the turn of the millennium. The book includes
articles by Sean O Duinn (Glenstal monk), John Moriarty (philosopher/storyteller),
Nuala Ahern (Green Party MEP), Mary Condren (feminist theologian), Kate Fitzpatrick
(Jungian dramatherapist), and Dara Molloy (Celtic priest). |
| Earth Medicine: Ancestors' Ways of Harmony for Many Moons, by Jamie Sams. Harper
San Francisco, 1994. 385 pages. Pb. US$15.00. ISBN 0-06-251063-0. Around the year
with one of today's most beloved Native American teachers. The true spirit of Native
American ways of knowing shines through in these heartfelt meditations, poems, and
stories. In 364 daily offerings organized according to the cycles of the moon, Jamie
Sams offers stirring and poetic insights into the spirituality of the earth, connecting
with our communities, and our own soul journeys. |
| The Crane Bag: Ogham Oils and Essences, by Róisín Carroll. Published
in 1997 by Irish Ogham Publications, The Ogham Apothecary, Carlingford, Co. Louth,
Ireland. 224 pages. Pb. IR£8.50. ISBN 0-953 1863-0-X. Trees in Ireland have
traditionally been associated with many and various divine energies. The Celtic Ogham
alphabet (symbols which were carved in stone) gave expression to some of these traditions.
Róisín Carroll shows the link between the sacred ogham and the medicine
of the trees, relating her perceptions of these interactions with our physical bodies.
Readers will learn how trees can help to bring healing. |
| Say To This Mountain: Mark's Story of Discipleship, by Ched Meyers, Marie Dennis,
Joseph Nangle OFM, Cynthia Moe-Lobeda and Stuart Taylor. Orbis Books, New York,
1996. 240 pages. Pb. ISBN 1-57075-100-5. In 'Say to this Mountain' Myers
is joined by a team of authors, Catholic and Protestant, committed to the work of
justice and peace, the renewal of the church, and to Christian discipleship. With
Myers they share in the conviction that Mark's story has transforming power only
as it intersects with our own life-stories and the broader story of the times in
which we live. This is a popular, more accessible, version of Myer's bestselling
work 'Binding the Strong Man'. |
| Sustainable Ireland Source Book 2000: Ireland's Social, Environmental and Holistic
Directory, A Guide for Green, Ethical and Healthy Living. Edited by Caoimhín
Woods and Davie Philip. United Spirits Publications, Dublin, 1999. 256 pages.
Pb. IR£5.99. ISBN 0-9537445-0-7. With over 1,000 listings of natural, ethical
and sustainable products and services, as well as solution-based articles from visionary
thinkers like Darina Allen, Richard Douthwaite, John Seymour and George Monbiot,
the Source Book directory is the definitive guide for everyone who desires a healthier,
more fulfilling and environmentally-friendly life. |
| A Pilgrim's Handbook, by the Dublin Diocesan Jubilee Committee. Columba Press,
1999. Pb. IR£4.99. 171 pages. ISBN 1-85607-277-0. Published for Jubilee
Year, this guidebook offers practical suggestions for organising and going on a pilgrimage.
Throughout the Jubilee Year, pilgrimages will be organised locally, nationally and
internationally. In recognition of this, the authors have included a chapter on guidelines
for celebrating our local Christian heritage, as well as information on the major
pilgrimage sites in Ireland and in Europe, and information on pilgrimage in other
faiths. There is a major section on pilgrimage in the archdiocese of Dublin. |
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