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Desert Mothers and Fathers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings — Annotated & Explained

by Christine Valters Paintner
(published by SkyLight Paths Publishing 2012)

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The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom

by Christine Valters Paintner (foreword by Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB)
(published by Ave Maria Press 2011)

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Lectio Divina–The Sacred Art: Transforming Words and Images into Heart-Centered Prayer

by Christine Valters Paintner
(published by SkyLight Paths Publishing 2011)

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Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements

by Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
(published by Ave Maria Press, March 2010)

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Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction

by Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM
(published by Morehouse Publishing, February 2010)

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Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening and Awareness

by Christine Valters Paintner & Sr. Lucy Wynkoop, OSB
(published by Paulist Press 2008)

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• Praise for the Abbey

  This is what we need! Christine is offering us a "moving monastery" yet with solid grounding in Scripture, Nature, Art, the Tradition, and the Saints! Abbey of the Arts is spirituality for our time and every time.

  Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation

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• Upcoming classes

  • The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers (ONLINE with Christine Valters Paintner), April 22 – May 19, 2012
  • Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist (ONLINE with Cheryl Macpherson and Stacy Wills), June 3-August 29, 2012
  • Awakening the Creative Spirit: Experiential Education in the Expressive Arts (LIVE retreat with Christine Valters Paintner and Betsey Beckman), January 13-18, 2013

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