| More on St. Cuthbert and his Way |
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| Liz proudly wears this cross, whose design was inspired by St. Cuthbert's pectoral cross (that's the cross he wore on his chest -- pectoralis, get it? -- when he was a bishop). The Scottish thistles on the ends were her idea. Our friends Jeff and Diann High own Pancorri, a freakishly hypercool jewelry store where the design was masterminded and executed. |
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| Sure, it looks easy on the map, but that's only because it isn't a topographical map. There were lots of uppies and downies. Click the map for the Official website of St. Cuthbert's Way. Click here for Scotwalk, the wonderful folks who arranged the details of the trip. Diane and Robert Rae are two of the finest hosts on either side of the Atlantic. Their B&B in the heart of Edinburgh is worth treble what they charge, because their delightful conversation, purr sessions from their loving cats, and a drop or two of malt are included. By way of proving that it's a very small world indeed, it turns out that Robert Rae was childhood friends with Ann, hostess at my first Burns dinner and longtime colleague of my folks. |
| St. Cuthbert Resources One of the easiest reads -- and one that summarizes the source materials very well -- is the New Advent web site's entry from the old (turn-of-the-last- century) Catholic Encyclopedia. |
| Author Mary Low takes issue with some of the arguments in the Encyclopedia and in the Venerable Bede's account that suggest Cuthbert was responsible in part for the Celtic Catholic submission to Rome's authority. Although the issue doesn't seem like much today (when Easter should be celebrated), Ms. Low believes it is enough to "kick over an ecumenical hornet's nest." |