Before I came to Houston for the SDI Conference I had spent several intense days writing, writing, and more writing and all through it Abbess Petunia was a quiet, faithful presence encouraging me on. Who is the muse in your own life? Make sure to stop by the Poetry Party – the random drawing for a prize is tomorrow! Become a [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Two Upcoming Retreats in Seattle
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For those of you in the Seattle area, you are warmly invited to join me on one of the two retreat programs I am leading in the next month. Saturday, April 25, 2009: A Mini-Retreat for Young Adults (age 21-35) Exploring a Rhythm of Contemplation & Creativity We will explore the ancient practice of lectio divina [...]
"as if joy weren't strewn all around"
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Mind Wanting More Only a beige slat of sun above the horizon, like a shade pulled not quite down. Otherwise, clouds. Sea rippled here and there. Birds reluctant to fly. The mind wants a shaft of sun to stir the grey porridge of clouds, an osprey to stitch sea to sky with its barred wings, [...]
Facebook and Twitter and Amazon, oh my!
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This is an age when technological tools abound. Here are a few other ways to follow the Abbey: TWITTER (brand new!) * * * * * FACEBOOK (three possibilities) 1. Become a fan of the Abbey of the Arts Facebook page! 2. Join the Abbey of the Arts Blog Network 3. Friend me on Facebook – [...]
"A Call to Our Senses"
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I plan to explore this idea of Practicing Resurrection more in the coming weeks. In the meantime, I was delighted to listen to the latest edition of one of my favorite radio programs — Speaking of Faith — on Restoring the Senses. Vigen Guroian speaks from Eastern Orthodox tradition about Easter as "a call to [...]
Invitation to Poetry: Practicing Resurrection
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The Poetry Party is returning with our 33rd one! I fasted from them for Lent so I could return to them during this Easter season with renewed energy. I have been contemplating some ways to shift how I do this to simplify the process a bit and am trying out a new system. This is [...]
The Rise & Fall of Everything
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I awoke this morning and took Abbess Petunia for her walk. The sky is grey and drizzly here in Seattle, just the kind of weather I love when I have a lot of writing to do. Checking into my favorite blogs I found a couple of very thoughtful posts on Easter that wrestle with the [...]
Resurrection Poems
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Happy Easter Dear Readers! Two poems for you to celebrate the resurrection of the world around us (both by poets who are new to me): The first is a Northwest poet, Emily Warn. I heard her reading her poem "Hovering" from her book Shadow Architect on our local NPR station and fell in love with [...]
The Vulnerability of God
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A moving article by Ron Rolheiser on what the vulnerability of God really means.
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