My first year university course at Aberdeen in ‘Celtic Studies’ was an eye-opener. Learning Scots Gaelic while being immersed in lectures on Celtic history and literature taught me that multi-vowelled words really are tongue twisters, and that much of what we today call ‘celtic’ history can be speculative and subjective…
Author Archives: Wendy Lloyd
Every day should be Earth Day! On this day dedicated to engaging with and raising awareness about our amazing planet we pause and reconnect.
The Iona Community has appointed two world-renowned musicians to support church worship leaders. Scottish conductor and church musician, Iain McLarty, and Jane Bentley, a specialist in musical participation, will start working for the Iona Community, as part of the Wild Goose Resource Group later this year.
We celebrate news of awards and honours recently received by a few Iona Community Members and those in close partnership with the Iona Community.
In this March Sounds of Iona, Ruth reflects on the body, during this season of Lent. She mentions two new books from Wild Goose Publications.
Learn about how February became LGBT+ History month in the UK and what the theme is for this year. Read the prayer for this month and read the CCN LGBTQ+ reading list!
In February’s Sounds of Iona, Ruth reflects on the shape that hope takes in the wider landscape of conflict and climate change.
An insight into the experience of being on Iona during the winter months, by Sharon Edwards
Ruth Harvey’s final postcard from the lands now called Australia reflects on how lessons from the other side of the world might apply to the Iona Community.
Ruth reflections on the inspiration of Advent and shares her appreciation for the radical community of light bringers and change makers that she is grateful for.