As Winter’s Darkness Closes InAn Advent Candle-Lighting Poem

As Winter’s Darkness Closes InAn Advent Candle-Lighting Poem

David Ensley Jul 17, 2025

As winter’s darkness closes inWe gather here withinTo hear a…

stone circles in Scotland

Circle Us, O GodCaim Prayers for Current Days

David Ensley Mar 11, 2025

A caim prayer is an ancient Celtic prayer form asking…

collage of icons of Irish saints

Daily Prayer – All Saints

David Ensley Feb 25, 2025

Approach and Invocation Brothers and sisters, + our help is…

Wheat field

Lammas, the Feast of BreadA Reflection on the Grain Harvest

David Ensley Aug 4, 2024

Happy Lughnasadh, y’all! Also called “Lammas,” this is the feast…

The HarrowingA Reflection on Holy Saturday

The HarrowingA Reflection on Holy Saturday

David Ensley Mar 31, 2024

Free verse reflecting on my recent experiences with life and…

Celebrating St. BrigidA Liturgy for Imbolc

Celebrating St. BrigidA Liturgy for Imbolc

David Ensley Feb 14, 2024

A Christian-Druid liturgy for Imbolc, based on the Daily Office

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Haiku

David Ensley Feb 13, 2024

Poem in the form of a haiku using imagery from…

Fontanini nativity scene

And the Word Became Flesh …

David Ensley Dec 25, 2023

Reflections on the importance of the Incarnation

pile of brightly colored fishing nets

Fasting in the Wilderness

David Ensley Mar 3, 2023

Fasting is one of the traditional Lenten practices. We often…

Restoration in the Wilderness

Restoration in the Wilderness

David Ensley Feb 23, 2023

Penance is a big part of Lent. What is it…

black-and-white photo of hands covered in ashes

Ash Wednesday: A Call to Repentance and Community

David Ensley Feb 22, 2023

The wilderness trek begins today with the observance of Ash…

Daring to Follow Jesus into the WildernessA Reflection for the 1st Sunday of Lent

Daring to Follow Jesus into the WildernessA Reflection for the 1st Sunday of Lent

David Ensley Feb 21, 2023

The wilderness experience is a defining aspect of Lent. Though…

Wheat field

Journey to the Manger – Winnowing

David Ensley Dec 7, 2022

Journey to the Manger – Winnowing John the Baptist and…

colored hands over a globe with the word "welcome"

Journey to the Manger – Welcome

David Ensley Dec 6, 2022

Journey to the Manger – Welcome During Advent, we often…

God Comes Down Like Rain

God Comes Down Like Rain

David Ensley Dec 5, 2022

Journey to the Manger – Rain This is a series…

Storm moving over a filed

Journey to the Manger – Rain

David Ensley Dec 5, 2022

Journey to the Manger – Rain Today I explore rain…

Quarter Calls: Invoking the Archangels

Quarter Calls: Invoking the Archangels

David Ensley Nov 2, 2022

A Call to the Four Quarters involing the Archangels Gabriel,…

Celebrating God’s Fool, St. Francis of Assisi

Celebrating God’s Fool, St. Francis of Assisi

David Ensley Oct 5, 2022

Daily Prayer for the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi,…