by Glenn Sunshine | May 21, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Celtic Christianity, Church History, Featured, Sacraments
The Irish church’s major innovation, measured in terms of its impact on the larger Latin church, was its approach to penitence. Sin in the Early Church To understand what happened, we need to step back and look at how the church had been dealing with sin. For...
by Glenn Sunshine | May 15, 2025 | Celtic Christianity, Church History, Featured, History
A unique feature of Celtic Christianity was the central role of monasteries throughout the “Celtic Fringe”—Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, and of course Ireland. Many of the most important contributions of the Celtic churches, including scholarship, art, and the...
by Glenn Sunshine | May 8, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Celtic Christianity, Church History, Enchantment, Featured
In the previous post, I noted that scholars have been questioning whether there is such a thing as Celtic Christianity. They point out that there are differences between the churches in different Celtic territories, that people treat our scant sources as pointing to a...
by Glenn Sunshine | Apr 30, 2025 | Celtic Christianity, Church History, Featured, History
“The term ‘Celtic’ is a magic bag into which anything can be put, and out of which almost anything can come…. Anything is possible in the Celtic twilight which is not so much the twilight of the gods as of reason.” J.R.R. Tolkien Searching for Celtic Christianity The...
by Glenn Sunshine | Apr 18, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Church Year, Featured, History, Old Testament Feasts
When we compare the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) to the Gospel of John, there seems to be a discrepancy about when exactly Passover occurs during Holy Week: Was it on Thursday or Friday? This video discusses the problem and looks at some of the possible...
