Sister Cintra Pemberton is a member of the Episcopal Order of St. Helena. She regularly leads retreats and workshops in Celtic spirituality and has been leading pilgrimage trips to Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man for many years. She died in 2014.
"Sr. Cintra is a first class guide. She is a mine of information,
but, much more, she allows us inside herself as she walks or kneels
in sacred places. The result is that she is never alone in her
visit, and we are never merely readers. She makes us her
companions. She does not merely write about the tradition of Ainm
Cara. She offers herself as a soul friend."
--Herbert O'Driscoll, author of A Doorway in Time: Memoir of a
Celtic Spiritual Journey and The Leap of the Deer: Memoirs of a
Celtic Childhood
"Pilgrimage is a spiritual phenomenon with a long history in the
Christian story. It is once again experiencing a revival in Europe,
especially in Celtic countries. Cintra, in this delightful and
insightful book, helps us to understand and appreciate this ritual
of pilgrimage and shows it to be an experience that could help many
of us today."
--Timothy Joyce, OSB, Glastonbury Abbey, author of Celtic
Christianity: A Sacred Tradition, A Vision of Hope
"The popularity of pilgrimages today speaks of an age-old longing
to encounter holy places and experience what they can bring to
heart, mind, and soul. Sister Cintra presents us with the Celtic
world that she has made so much her own in recent years. She gives
us not only the spirituality of the places that she has explored
but also personal and informal reminiscences and practical hints--a
guide that is thus both spiritual and down to earth!"
--Esther de Waal, author of Every Earthly Blessing: Rediscovering
the Celtic Tradition and The Celtic Way of Prayer
"Cintra Pemberton's Soulfaring couldn't come at a better time. For
all those who have a keen interest in Celtic spirituality, as well
as for those contemporary pilgrims who have visited or plan to
visit the holy sites of the Celtic saints, this book provides
historical background, personal journal reflections, and even
addresses and telephone numbers on whom to contact for further
information. Sister Pemberton's approach is highly ecumenical and
pastoral, creative and profoundly contemplative. Her descriptions
of select pilgrimage sites are based not only upon her training as
an historian, but upon her own extensive travels and work as an
organizer of pilgrim groups. An excellent guide!"
--Edward Sellner, professor of pastoral theology and spirituality,
College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, and author of
Soul-Making: the Telling of a Spiritual Journey and Wisdom of the
Celtic Saints
"[Cintra Pemberton's] intimate knowledge conveys the allure and
even mystery of ancient Christianity. Her observations are also
practical, and in that sense Soulfaring is like other
guidebooks...Its purpose is to guide the soul, as the title
suggests, on new journeys of exploration."
--Deacon Kenneth Arnold, Episcopal New Yorker
"...fascinating reading, even if your pilgrimage is just an
armchair one."
--Linda Crosson, The Dallas Morning News
"...essential reading for all those who will going on a visit to
any of the countries mentioned. It would take only a little effort
to transform a sightseeing vacation into a truly enriching
experience of pilgrimage and prayer."
--Monos
"Based on her extensive experience as leader of popular Celtic
pilgrimage tours, Pemberton's account is part travelogue, part
spiritual journal, part guided meditation...Her anecdotes and
observations are entertaining and historically informative, but in
the end her goal is not amusement, but illumination; not
information, but transformation."
--Arthur G. Holder, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Anglican
Theological Review
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