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…
Category Archives: Sounds
Sounds of Iona is the monthly blog from a key member of the Iona Community team.
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May
May
With so much busy-ness and stretch in our Community life at this time of year it felt like a struggle to take the time to pause. But what a delight to join the Young Adults Group (YAG) on pilgrimage.
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Apr
Apr
Leader of the Iona Community, Ruth Harvey, reflects on brokenness, peace and recommitting to Membership year after year.
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Mar
Mar
Leader of the Iona Community, Ruth Harvey, offers a reflection for Good Friday and hope as Easter approaches.
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Feb
Feb
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.
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Jan
Jan
In February’s Sounds of Iona, Ruth reflects on the shape that hope takes in the wider landscape of conflict and climate change.
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Dec
Dec
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.
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Nov
Nov
This month’s Sounds of Iona piece comes from Caro Penney and the Israel/Palestine Common Concern Network with a prayer from the Wild Goose Resource Group and song by Iain McLarty in response to the conflict in Israel-Gaza.
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Oct
Oct
This month’s Sounds of Iona piece comes from Caro Penney and the Israel/Palestine Common Concern Network with a prayer from the Wild Goose Resource Group and song by Iain McLarty in response to the conflict in Israel-Gaza.
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Sep
Sep
In October's Sounds of Iona, Ruth considers the dance of culture and strategy ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’, according to management consultant and writer Peter Drucker. We can have all
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