New Live Retreats added in spring 2019 – U.S. and France!
Our Ireland retreats and pilgrimages are full already for 2019, however we have two new opportunities for you to join Christine for creative inspiration and contemplative deepening: Writing on the Wild Edges in the Pacific Northwest March 10-14, 2019 Join us at St. Andrew’s Retreat House on the Hood Canal […]
Free Gift for Pre-Ordering *The Soul’s Slow Ripening*
If you pre-order your copy of my newest book The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred (click the link for ways to order) and then email your receipt to my wonderful assistant Melinda she will send you a link to a free online mini-retreat which includes a song that has not yet been published, […]
New poems published and more!
I am delighted that my poem “Cosmos” above appears in the newest issue of Tiferet Journal (I have permission to include it here but worth subscribing for the whole thing.) My poem “St. Dearbhla’s Eyes” is out in the newest issue of Stinging Fly (a literary journal in Ireland) My poem “St. Kevin Holds Open His […]
Updates on 2019 Retreats & Pilgrimages – Join Us!
We are currently registering for four retreats and pilgrimages in Ireland next spring 2019. Please note: From June 2019-June 2020 the Abbey will be taking some sabbatical time and no live programs will be offered then. After the dates above, the next live programs will be scheduled in fall 2020. Due to fewer programs being on […]
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Welcome Home Sourney!
Each year for the past four years we have fostered a dog from one of the local shelters during our quiet season. Each year, when the time came to pass the dog we had grown so much affection for to their forever home, it was always with a mix of sadness and joy. I am […]
Ash Wednesday – Lent Begins (Join us!)
A love note from your online Abbess Dearest monks and artists, I thought I would send this bonus love note today, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day, with a few links to past reflections on this season and time of year. Last year I shared a reflection for Valentine’s Day on Becoming Body Words of Love. […]