(photos of doors on St. Charles Ave and the Loyola Campus in New Orleans)
-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
The Handless Maiden ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, On Monday, September 28th we begin a 7-week journey with the fairy tale “The Handless Maiden.” You may or may not be familiar with it. There are over a hundred versions of this story which have appeared throughout Europe and other parts
September 20, 2026
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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.