The Isle of Iona
is a small island off the west coast of Scotland with a rich spiritual history.
As early as the year 563 the Isle was a site for a Celtic monastery. In the
middle ages it was the site of a Benedictine abbey and over the centuries has
attracted many thousands of people on their own pilgrim journeys. Today the
isle is the center of the Iona Community, a dispersed Christian ecumenical
community working for peace and social justice, rebuilding of community and the
renewal of worship.
To learn more
about the Iona Community, Caer Hallundbaek speaks with Reverend Kathleen Roney
and Reverend Matilda Chase.
Topics in this
hour include: How both women came to be affiliated with the Iona Community; how
the community developed; the community's areas of concern and effort; banking;
spirituality in the work place; the New World Foundation; Oasis; Kirkridge; the
Iona Community Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation commitment; their
Family Groups; the role of money; ecumenical and interfaith focus.
The program
features the song "If You Come and Follow Me (The Summons)," a meaningful
song to the community.
Also, Caer
announces and shares from her gorgeous new book, INSPIRED RELATIONSHIPS: 7
Saints' Real-Life Lessons on How to Live, Love and Work, available here.
