"I want to step through the door full of curiosity" -Mary Oliver I returned from my pilgrimage two weeks ago and found piles of work awaiting me. Some of it was wondrous, meaningful, rich work like co-leading a retreat for the threshold time of All Saints and beginning a new online class on Benedictine Spiritual [...]
Archive for November, 2009
What Lives Inside Silence
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I think we talk because what lives inside silence scares us. -Linda Hogan Where will your own "zona sacra" be found today? (Photos taken at the Abbey of Montecassino in Italy) © Christine Valters Paintner at Abbey of the Arts: Transformative Living through Contemplative & Expressive Arts
"The love of dark November days"
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These dark days of autumn rain, are beautiful as days can be; the desolate, deserted trees, the faded earth, the heavy sky; I learned to know the love of dark November days. -Robert Frost Thank you to everyone who participated in this week's Poetry Party – such a beautiful and transcendent collection of poems await [...]
What is a Monk?
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There is a story from the Desert Fathers where one asks another "what is a monk?" And the response was "someone who asks 'what is a monk?' everyday." Laurence Freeman, OSB at the World Congress of Benedictine Oblates in Rome began his talk on contemplation with this image and invited us as Oblates to consider [...]
Invitation to Poetry: Honoring the Ancestors
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Welcome to our 40th Poetry Party! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your poems or other reflections. Add them in the comments section and a link to your blog (if you have one). Make sure to check the comments for new poems added and I encourage you to leave encouraging comments [...]
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