Publications

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You can order the book at Sacristy Press 

or at Northumbria Community 

I explore the vocation to Consecrated Celibacy outside of traditional Religious Orders. As you might have discovered whilst browsing through my website, I have made a commitment to that state in life in 2011. Since then, I have met an increasing number of men and women who feel called to this commitment, but who clearly sense that joining a traditional Monastery or Religious Order is not for them.

The book looks at how Scripture and Tradition affirm both this vocation, and - more generally - living as a single person in a Church culture that often emphasizes marriage and family. It provides insights into how the calling to Consecrated Celibacy might be discerned and lived out, making practical suggestions. It also addresses questions around sexuality in a wider context. This book will be a valuable resource for any single person, those discerning a calling to Consecrated Celibacy, Spiritual Directors, and New Monastic Communities who want to re-imagine 'the pathways of old' for our day and age. 

At a time when classical religious life is experiencing a worldwide paradigm shift and new monastic communities are emerging across the ecumenical spectrum, this thoughtful study of consecrated celibacy comes exactly at the right moment.  Combining honesty and clear-sightedness, the book addresses a topic that is overdue for serious attention. 

Gemma Simmonds, Religious Life Institute, Cambridge

You can watch an interview from the book launch on my blog

You can find a review about my book by   

The Ven. Dr Lyle Dennen, Archdeacon Emeritus of Hackney (East London)  in the Church Times.

A review from the evangelical stable can be found here 

My first publication from 2014  is an illustrated booklet of 13 meditative poems, called 'My Little Dandelion'. My German friend and artist, Ute Plank, did the drawings for the book and they complement the poems so beautifully. 

If you want to see more of Ute Plank's art,  visit her website  https://www.uteplank.com/  

This is a jewel of a collection of prayer poems, written by someone who has drawn deeply from her life experience of God as love, and who writes with authenticity, intimacy, and passion.  There is a generosity and openness in Christine's writing, which is sensitively enriched by the beautiful drawings of Ute Plank, and helpful background notes on the context out of which each poem was birthed. They are poems to walk with, wrestle with, and be nourished by, which touch the soul in the areas that are beyond words, and are indeed prayers as well as poems. 

​Revd. Dr. Sue McWhinney, Priest in West Yorkshire

You can order a copy of the booklet from the Northumbria Community's online shop: