Writer to Lead Celtic Christianity Pilgrimage Tour of Ireland in 2027

The author of the Abbey blog announces that they have been invited by Select International Tours, an American company specializing in Christian pilgrimages, to design and lead a week-long tour of Celtic Christian sites in Ireland in July 2027. The tour, titled "Celtic Christianity and Sacred Ireland," will visit locations the author has written about extensively, including holy wells in the Burren, St. Colman's cave, the monastic city of Clonmacnoise, the Aran Islands associated with St. Enda, the Rock of Cashel, Glendalough (St. Kevin's landscape), and the Book of Kells in Dublin.

The author will give illustrated talks on early Irish Christianity throughout the trip. The tour is open to anyone interested in the history and spirituality of these sites, regardless of denomination or nationality, though it is a paid tour with logistics handled by the company. Forty spots are available. The author describes the opportunity as a personal experiment and expresses hope that participants will gain a deep, memorable spiritual experience.

Additionally, the author lists four public speaking engagements for autumn 2024: an "Art of the Tamada" fundraiser in Florida, a conversation with Carl Trueman in Atlanta, events at a university in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Nexus Institute conference in Amsterdam. The author also mentions attending the Symbolic World Summit in Oxford as an audience member.