Finding Shelter In The Sheepfold
Rydal Hall is a little like a sheepfold. As the days grow shorter and mist gathers on the fells, there is space here to find shelter and rest, and simply to let God hold us.
Grasmere Sports and the Gift of Hospitality
Rydal is a place of welcome, but also a place of peace. Among the gardens, water and fells, there is space to step away from the pressure to achieve and simply be
Like Sheep Without a Shepherd
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus looks at the crowds with compassion because they are “like sheep without a shepherd.”
Pitching Our Tent in the Land of Hope
The heart of the gospel is that God is with us. With us when the clouds gather. With us when life is not always sunny; The good news it is that we are never alone
March stands on a threshold
March stands on a threshold, poised between what has been and what is coming.
Solvitur Ambulando – It is solved by walking
The phrase solvitur ambulando comes from the early world of philosophy. There it meant that you could not settle some arguments in theory, only test them in practice — by getting up and moving.
Standing at the Threshold: A New Year at Rydal Hall
There is something about a threshold that slows us down. A doorway. A gate. The hush before dawn. New Year’s Day feels like that kind of space — neither fully behind us nor yet clear ahead. Here at Rydal Hall, cradled by ancient hills and winter-bare trees, the turning of the year feels less like a firework and more like a held breath.
Advent: Love That Is Stronger
The final week of Advent
Returning to Stillness: A Meditation
A meditation on stillness
Advent: Joy
Advent teaches us that joy does not wait for circumstances to improve.