Continuing Education Program and 2017 Ireland Pilgrimages | *Updates*
Awakening the Creative Spirit: Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts November 13-18, 2016 with Kayce Stevens Hughlett, MA & Betsey Beckman MM in the Pacific Northwest Space has opened up in this program. Click here for more details>> May 2-7, 2017 with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM in Perth […]
Dancing Monk Icons Cards now available for purchase! – ORDERS NOW CLOSED
**Ordering is now closed.** We may open up ordering again in the future which will be announced in our email newsletter. We are delighted to offer for sale a limited number of sets of the dancing monk icon cards. All 18 designs included – the original 12 dancing monks plus an additional 6 we added […]
Survey on Online Monasteries – Please reply
I have recently had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Br. Bernard, a Benedictine monk with the community in Rome at Sant’Anselmo. He has much interest in the phenomenon of new ways monasticism is being spread through things such as online communities like Abbey of the Arts and also hopes that we might collaborate […]
One space just opened in our September 20-28, 2016 Ireland Pilgrimage!
We just had one space come available for the September 20-28, 2016 dates of our Soul’s Slow Ripening itinerary out of Galway where we explore Celtic wisdom for discernment. Imagine 8 nights on the wild west coast of Ireland exploring monastic ruins with kindred souls. Please get in touch with me if you are interested […]
Illuminating the Way: new 12-month journey with FREE monthly teleconference
Starts Monday, May 23rd with Francis of Assisi! Join us for a FREE 12-month journey through Christine Valters Paintner’s newest book Illuminating the Way: Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics. Each month Christine will host a teleseminar where she will explore some of the themes of the monk and mystic featured, lead a meditation experience, and […]
Christine’s poem wins second place in the Galway University Hospital Arts Trust Annual Poetry Competition
I am delighted to come in second place in the Galway University Hospital Arts Trust Annual Poetry Competition (and I had two poems on the shortlist). Here is the poem I submitted: This is not a poem but a rain-soaked day keeping me inside with you and you loving me like a storm. This is a […]
Earth: The Original Monastery (new article in Network Ireland)
When I long to go on retreat, it is most often the sea or the forest which call to me. Everything in nature can become a catalyst for my deepened self-understanding. The forest asks me to embrace my truth once again. The hummingbird invites me to sip holy nectar, the egret to stretch out my […]