[good_fight]

I am constantly amazed at the New Age seekers who dabble in Celtic Druidism, but never seem to stumble across Celtic Christianity. This form of the Faith was joyously affirmative of the goodness of Creation and rooted in a simple, everyday relationship to God. The Celtic Christians reveled in the Holy Trinity and its "three-in-one", "one-in-three" mystery. They celebrated Jesus as Saviour, King, Warrior, and dear Brother.

It seems like all the elements that would be satisfying to your typical neo-mystic are waiting in Celtic Christianity. But there's a couple small catches, I guess: these Celts took self-control, self-discipline, and self-denial very seriously and were orthodox in their belief and practice. Hardly a feel-good affirmation of one's base and unregenerate impulses, which, I suspect, is what the neo-pagans are actually after.

[lightman]

Increasingly I find that my heroes are Patrick, Martin, Boniface, and other fourth and fifth century brave souls who carried the light of Christ to the outer darkness on the fringes of a crumbling empire.

For some wonderful Celtic Christianity put to music listen to John Michael Talbot's "God of Life" recording. I listen to it all week around March 17 and all through the octave of the Holy Trinity.