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Catherine Hommes

Historian, educator, and writer, Catherine Hommes’ passions and expertise are in the Italian Renaissance and Celtic, Benedictine and Ignatian spirituality. Catherine has taught writing, literature, and history in a variety of settings. She is a graduate of Wheaton College, The University of Chicago, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She has also engaged in Italian studies at the University of Florence and at the British Institute in Florence.

Saints of Ireland: In Search of Saint Brigid
PONDER, Saints of HistoryApril 30, 2019

Saints of Ireland: In Search of Saint Brigid

By Catherine Hommes

Saint Brigid of Kildare is one of the three patron saints of Ireland and may be the most beloved. This 5th century saint is…

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Holy Week: The Journey to Easter
Education, JOURNEY, PONDER, ReflectionsApril 16, 2019

Holy Week: The Journey to Easter

By Catherine Hommes

Holy Week While long winter nights ease into light-filled days and green shoots poke through crusty snow, the Lenten fast draws toward its final…

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Understanding the Easter Story
PONDERApril 16, 2019

Understanding the Easter Story

By Catherine Hommes

For many, Easter is synonymous with spring… Easter eggs… Easter bunnies… Easter baskets… Easter lilies and festive dinners.  But the origins and significance of…

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Book Review: A Celtic Liturgy by Pat Robson
Books, EXPERIENCEApril 8, 2019

Book Review: A Celtic Liturgy by Pat Robson

By Catherine Hommes

“The Celtic saints prayed by chatting to their loving Savior as they walked through life.” ~ Pat Robson A Celtic Liturgy by Pat Robson is a…

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Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
City LIfe!!, EXPLOREMarch 26, 2019

Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Downpatrick, Northern Ireland

By Catherine Hommes

In Search of Saint Patrick Like flocks of sheep scattered among the hills, history and legend link numerous places throughout the Emerald Isle to…

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St. Valentine’s Day: A History
Saints of History, Women of InspirationFebruary 14, 2019

St. Valentine’s Day: A History

By Catherine Hommes

Roses, chocolate, candle-lit dinners and Valentine cards are part of the language and practice of friends and lovers on St. Valentine’s Day. The holiday…

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Saints of Ireland: Ciaran of Clonmacnoise
JOURNEY, PONDERDecember 4, 2018

Saints of Ireland: Ciaran of Clonmacnoise

By Catherine Hommes

The Irish Saint Ciaran is remembered as the founder of Clonmacnoise, one of the greatest monasteries in Ireland. He is also numbered among the…

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Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Clonmacnoise
EXPLORE, JOURNEY, Pilgrimages & Peregrinatio, Tour with Culture Honey!, TravelDecember 4, 2018

Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Clonmacnoise

By Catherine Hommes

“In a quiet water’d land…stands Saint Kieran’s city fair; And the warriors of Erin in their famous generations Slumber there.” Along the banks of…

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Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places:  Hill of Tara, Soul of Ireland
City LIfe!!, EXPLORE, JOURNEY, Pilgrimages & Peregrinatio, Tour with Culture Honey!October 16, 2018

Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Hill of Tara, Soul of Ireland

By Catherine Hommes

Among Ireland’s plethora of national landmarks, the Hill of Tara holds a place of singular importance in the island’s mythological and historical past, earning…

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Saints of Ireland:  Columba Beckons a Deeper Journey
JOURNEY, Pilgrimages & Peregrinatio, PONDER, Saints of HistoryJune 12, 2018

Saints of Ireland: Columba Beckons a Deeper Journey

By Catherine Hommes

June 9th is the Feast Day of Saint Columba. Columba – or Columcille as he is known in Ireland  – was a 6th-century monk…

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Peregrinatio: Pilgrimage Celtic Style
Essays, JOURNEY, Pilgrimages & Peregrinatio, PONDERJune 12, 2018

Peregrinatio: Pilgrimage Celtic Style

By Catherine Hommes

‘Peregrinatio’ is a Latin term used by St. Augustine Of Hippo urging Christians of the 4th and 5th centuries to adopt a life of peregrinatio in…

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13th Annual Newburyport Literary Festival: April 27-28, 2018
Books, Conventions & Book Fairs, EXPERIENCEMay 29, 2018

13th Annual Newburyport Literary Festival: April 27-28, 2018

By Catherine Hommes

“We read to know the world and ourselves better.” -Ann Hood As vibrant daffodils and grape hyacinths transform the stoney New England landscape, the…

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