LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening, praying together with the Scriptures for the Ascension of the Lord. PLEASE NOTE that, contrary to what we said last week, we will be on @eileanidhe.bsky.social’s zoom link.

LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening, praying with the Scripture readings for 6th Sunday of Easter. @eileanidhe.bsky.social kindly hosting on her zoom link - thanks Jane!

All is calm....sitting outside, listening to corncrakes, the sea lapping on the shore, birdsong....a busy day draws to its conclusion #islandlife #bestill #unwind #isleofiona #dusk

'Jesus said to the Twelve, "Do you want to go away as well?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God" [John 6] #faithjourney #isleofiona

LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening, praying with the Scriptures for 4th Sunday of Easter. @eileanidhe.bsky.social will host on her zoom link. Sorry I will miss this week but keeping you all in prayer

'Then they said to him, ‘What must we do, to be doing the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent' [from John 6] #faith #scriptures #wordofgod #isleofiona #ponderings

LECTIO DIVINA resumes this evening, 8pm UK time, praying with the Scriptures for third Sunday of Easter. On @eileanidhe.bsky.social’s link today (thanks Jane).

'And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness' [from Acts 4]. Praying that I can speak the word of God with boldness #isleofiona

Off on a boat trip with Staffa Tours to Lunga & Staffa...in the fab company of @audiehamilton.bsky.social 🫶🏻❤️⚓️🐬🛟 #staffa #lunga #isleofiona #dayoff

Today we hear Luke's account of the Passion of Christ. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. - Luke 23: 33-34

Sorry everyone, couldn't get my zoom to work😢😢....on Audrey's for next Thursday

LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening, on @eileanidhe.bsky.social’s zoom link again. Thanks Jane (and happy birthday!). I hope to be with you again next week.

LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening. Sorry I cannot be with you - you’re on @eileanidhe.bsky.social’s zoom link and under her tender care, thank you Jane!

Hope you can join us!

Delighted! Audrey Hamilton will lead a retreat here at the House of Prayer Iona this September: 'Seeing With The Eyes of the Heart' - Contemplative Photography. Dates 15th-19th September 2025 (4 nights) Cost: £520 full board. For details & booking form, [email protected] #isleofiona #retreats

Happy heavenly birthday to my mum Jean. She shares her birthday with Scottish saint - Jesuit priest & martyr John Ogilvie. Pray for us!

Breezy but bright conditions on Iona today. The light around the hebrides is incredible #thinplace #isleofiona #hospitality #comeandsee #pilgrimages #innerhebrides #scotland

Good morning! 1st Sunday of Lent & it is a bright, warm, sunny Spring day! Robin is singing his heart out & we have blue skies! #GodInAllThings #Lent #LentenJourney #faith #isleofiona #daffodils

This morning's views, Iona-style #hebrides #islandlife #scottishisles #isleofiona #pilgrimage #hebrideanvibes #sheep

Ash Wednesday. We begin Lent aware of our dependency on a forgiving & loving God...as Spring unfolds we rejoice in our Lenten journey - people of hope & possibilities #Lent #isleofiona #faithjourney

Final day of first aid training 👌🏻 #isleofiona #scottishisles #innerhebrides #safetyfirst #firstaid #newseason #hospitality #springisnear

Back on Iona & doing 3-day first aid training with our friends at the St Columba Hotel...next week we welcome our first guests of the 2025 season! #hospitality #isleofiona #firstaid #staysafe #sunny

'I do believe, help my unbelief' [Mark 9] #faith #faithjourney

'Shepherd the flock of God that is among you....not domineering over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock' [1Peter]. Praying especially for healing & recovery of Pope Francis on today's feast. #ChairOfStPeterTheApostle #shepherding #faithjourney #PopeFrancis #StPeter

Cat-sitting on Iona one day, on the mainland the next. 'Home' for a few days to visit dad before our new season at the Catholic House of Prayer begins. Pics of Bert, Oban, & skies above Broughty Ferry. It was some journey- lots of flooded roads & a large thunderstorm! Great to see dad though #travel

Cute robin enjoying island life! 🥰

The Sound of Iona - the stretch of water between Mull & Iona - & birds on roofs #isleofiona #islandliving #nature #scottishisles #Godinallthings

LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening, praying together with the Sunday Scriptures. Tonight on @eileanidhe.bsky.social zoom link - Thanks Jane!

Grateful to have had some retreat time on the mainland; visits to my dad & trips to Tannadice. Been back on Iona a while & the days are busy with 'accounts admin', bookings & readiness for the new season. Mixed weather: hail, gales, rain, sun! #isleofiona #scottishisles #faithjourney #hospitality

Sun breaking through clouds over Fife. Viewed from Broughty Ferry, looking across the river Tay #roomwithaview #tayside #broughtyferry #dundee

Travelled back to Dundee to visit my dad today...delighted this book has arrived here in time for me; looking forward to reading it #popefrancis #hope #autobiography #faithjourney #discernment

LECTIO DIVINA 8pm, praying with the upcoming Sunday Scriptures. Today on @eileanidhe.bsky.social’s zoom link - thanks Jane!

A very breezy, chilly winters day on The Rock #isleofiona #innerhebrides #snowdrops #nunneryruins #wintersky

Good morning on the feast of The Baptism of the Lord! May you experience a deep sense of hope, peace & joy in today's feast - in spite of the troubles of tbe world... #love #isleofiona #peace #prayer ✝️

Good afternoon. I'd another trip to Dundee over last wknd. 🧡🖤 Saw Utd lose but spent quality time with dad. #Epiphany was a lovely Mass & the drive home to Iona across Mull is special. Last pic: from Iona looking at rain over Mull. Winter's as busy as main tourist season! #isleofiona #mull #roadtrip

Feast of the Epiphany at my home parish in Broughty Ferry this morn. Lovely Mass filled with joy & hope. Visiting dad now before heading to Tannadice ✝️

A very Happy New Year! May 2025 bless you with graces, joy, peace & contentment. The sun has returned to Iona ❤️🙏✝️ #isleofiona #newyear #newbeginnings #positivity #intentions #happyplace #islandlife

Another brief trip to Dundee to visit dad & get to Tannadice! Well done to the lads...last gasp winner against Aberdeen ❤️🧡🖤 #DUFC #Terrors #roadtrip

Happy Christmas from Iona! May you have a festive season filled with the light of the new born Jesus. Love & peace to all ❤️🙏

On my way to Dundee to visit dad....beautiful skies & clouds as sun started to appear....santa keeping my company 😂👌🏻 #roadtrip #WesttoEast #isleofiona #MullandIona

‘Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land' [from Jeremiah 23] #Advent #isleofiona

'Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love' ✝️ #StJohnoftheCross #faith

'Christ comes in the vigour of new life. The good news of his coming gives heart to those who have grown weary under life's burdens & reinvigorates those who have lost a sense of Gospel joy' #Advent

Was good to get to Tannadice again last Saturday before I headed back to Iona. Had a smooth drive home Sunday with fab views across #Mull. Got earlier ferry so got back to #Iona without being stranded...result. Busy week at work now, providing hospitality for last guest of the season 👌🏻🙏 #winter

The sky this morning....& a tractor ploughing a field ahead of the bad weather #broughtyferry #dundee #farming #winter

LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening on @eileanidhe.bsky.social’s link - thanks Jane! I will miss you all but wish you a blessed and prayerful time together

'O nations, hear the word of the Lord, proclaim it to the far-off coasts. Say: ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him and guard him as a shepherd guards his flock.’ For the Lord has ransomed Jacob, has saved him from an overpowering hand' (Jeremiah 31) #morningprayer #advent 💜

'Come, Lord Jesus Come' [Rev 22:17] #advent 💜 #broughtyferry

'Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way" [from Matthew 15] #OurLadyOfGoodCounsel #MassToday #Advent #sacredheart 💜

In his days justice shall flourish and peace till the moon fails' [psalm 72]. 'Blessed are the eyes that see what you see' [from Luke 10]. St Francis Xavier, pray for us. #roomwithaview #broughtyferry