Footprints of the Northern Saints: Basil Hume

This is written by the former head of the Catholic Church in Britain: and that’s an important lens to be aware of when reading about the essentially Celtic saints of north east England. I consumed this eighty pager in about half an hour- partly due to its brevity but also due to a desire to learn. The north east is my father’s heartland. Hilda is my grandmother’s name. My heritage is Celtic, my calling monastic.. how could I fail to want to read this. It is a good brief guide to the Northern saints. But it is written with a slant to defend and propagate a Roman view of the development of English monasticism. I think I need to read Bede to get back to the heart of it (though already I want to get my hands on anything about Aidan and Hilda)..