The Abbey of Misrule

3 weeks ago | paulkingsnorth.substack.com | Paul Kingsnorth

Hello everyone. I hope you’re all well. I’ve not been so well myself this past week or two. I am still dealing with some mystery illness that seems to come and go, and I am trying to take it as easy as possible. This is a hard task, as taking it easy is not really in my DNA. Something tells me this is part of the problem. It is possible that God is knocking me onto my backside for a reason - perhaps to show me that I need to take a rest before I completely burn out.

3 weeks ago | paulkingsnorth.substack.com | Paul Kingsnorth

Curtea de Argeș Cathedral, Wallachia, RomaniaWe’re moving on. Since February, we Sunday Pilgrims have been wandering the ancient sacred sites of Britain, and we have barely scratched the surface of that country’s astonishing Christian heritage. We’ll be back there, I’m sure, but for now we are heading further afield. For the next couple of months we’ll be at the opposite end of the European continent, in Romania.

1 month ago | paulkingsnorth.substack.com | Paul Kingsnorth

Back in March, I delivered a talk at the Temenos Academy in London. It was an enquiry into the different ways in which the natural world is perceived by Eastern and Western Christian traditions. What, I wondered, can the West learn from the East, as the seas fill with plastic and the climate changes? And how should Christians relate to all things wild and green? You can watch the talk above, and on my YouTube channel, where you’ll also find other things in the same vein.

1 month ago | paulkingsnorth.substack.com | Paul Kingsnorth

St Govan’s Chapel, Pembrokeshire, WalesWelcome back to the Sunday Pilgrimage. I’m on my feet again after a couple of weeks of illness, and will be offering up these journeys to you every other Sunday from now on. Come the autumn, when my workload eases, I may return to weekly instalments, but let’s see how things go. Last weekend, I told the story of St Govan, one of the ‘wild saints’ who will be featuring in my forthcoming book.

1 month ago | paulkingsnorth.substack.com | Paul Kingsnorth

Hello everyone. I wanted to drop you a little note to apologise for the lack of Sunday Pilgrimage postings these past few weeks; but also to update you on what I plan and expect for my work at the Abbey over the next few months. I’ve been quite ill for the last couple of weeks. It’s nothing fatal (I’ve checked) and it seems to be improving now, but I’ve been down with something that has exhausted me. There has been a lot of sleeping and fuzzy-headedness and general lack of energy.