(photos of doors on St. Charles Ave and the Loyola Campus in New Orleans)
-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
From Intention to Attention ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, This Friday, June 12th, we are delighted to welcome Brother Richard Hendrick, OFM Cap. for a retreat on moving From Intention to Attention: Becoming Really Present in Prayer. We will encounter this flow through the lens of the Christian contemplative tradition, looking at
June 7, 2026
7 Responses
love the doors!!! (not to brag), but i told tess how new orleans made so much more sense to me now that i have seen paris. the influence is so strong there. i, too, was drawn to photograph doors…tess was drawn more so to balconies which i hope she will share soon!
Thanks for all of the very gracious words, these doors have been very meaningful to me as well!
thank you so much for these beautiful doors that invite Spirit.
Blessings!
These are beautiful as is the great old lady of NOLA.
Beautiful, stunning, mixed messages… thank you!
Such depth of contrast. Beautiful, thank you.
Christine. these are lovely. I a going to meditate on them awhile because I keep coming back to them. They seem to be tapping Spirit.
Thank you, once again, for such a special start to my day.