Cuthbert is harried by a princess, and later begged by the king. But he really really doesn’t want to say yes. Chapter 29 of morning prayer with St [..]
An abbess, a dear friend of Cuthbert’s, is struck by a crippling and incurable illness. But he is far away on his remote island of Farne. Day 23 [..]
Day 22 of morning prayer with St Cuthbert. Cuthbert’s reputation has spread across the land – his compassion and wisdom draw the hurting crowds. But he dreads an [..]
Chapter 21 of Bede’s story of Cuthbert in morning prayer. Cuthbert’s building plans go awry, but are solved unexpectedly. We would probably be tempted to call it luck, [..]
Chapter 20 of Cuthbert’s story in morning prayer, day 20. Annoyingly for Cuthbert, the corvids are up to more of their antics. But this time something extraordinary happens.
Day 19 of morning prayer with St Cuthbert. Cuthbert tries his hand at farming, but needs a miracle in such a barren place. And then the crows come [..]
Morning prayer and chapter 18 with Bede’s Life of Cuthbert. Cuthbert takes self-isolation to the extreme, digs a well, and has major problems with his feet.
Day 17, chapter 17 of morning prayer and Cuthbert’s story. Cuthbert at last graduates to divine contemplation in solitude as he intercedes for the world around him.
Day 16 with St Cuthbert in morning prayer. Cuthbert is given the Herculean task of winning the Lindisfarne monks over to the Benedictine rule of life, which he, [..]
