The Last Monks of Skellig Michael

Why medieval monks founded an isolated monastery on Skellig Michael

During the sixth century a small band of medieval monks travelled in a small boat seven miles off the coast of Ireland to a destination that fulfilled their deepest longings. It was a risky venture, one that cut them off from the world and took them to the edge of the known world. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Why […]

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Why Irish monks chose such a cold, harsh and distant place for a monastery

Along with a desire to go into the desert and contemplate God, the monks of Ireland held on to the concept of a “green martyrdom.” [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] The Catholic Church has always taught about the possibility of a “red martyrdom,” where one imitates Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross by dying for the sake of the

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Why did the monks on Skellig Michael make huts shaped like beehives?

After arriving on the Skellig, the monks had to create a dwelling that was both functional and spiritual. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Over the centuries, they built a style of buildings that can be found in many places in Ireland, the “beehive” hut, which is also known as a “clochán.” The huts were built with the local

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Here’s what happened when St. Michael visited Ireland

Continuing our series on the “Sword of St. Michael,” we will now examine various apparitions of St. Michael along the sacred line of seven monasteries that stretches from Ireland to Israel. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] According to tradition (recorded by Irish monks in the manuscript Libellus de Fundacione Ecclesie Consecrati Petri), St. Patrick was having a hard

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Bringing legends to back to life: Why I wrote a comic book about a mysterious group of Irish monks

During the past few hundred years, countless legends and myths of the past have been shoved off to the side, “disproven” by modern historians and scientists. This has especially been the case in regards to the lives of saints and other legendary events in Catholic history. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Simply put, Christian fairy tales and legends

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