-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
We know many of you love our dancing monk icons created by artist Marcy Hall and have appreciated having sets of cards produced. This has become a bit more challenging over time as we continually add to our collection of images and some of you
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Andrew Lang’s reflection Opening our Posture to the Sacrament of the Present Moment. I sat atop the rocky Washington beach, watching the
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, I thought I would share with you some of the writing projects I am involved in at the moment. This has been a very fruitful time for books with my poetry collection Love Holds You coming out last spring from Paraclete Press,
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Thanks for your comments Gannet Girl, Lucy, and Songbird — this may be one of my favorite poems of the moment!
How utterly lovely!
love this!
This made me think of when my third child was born and I quit working, to a shower of questions along the lines of “For how long?” and “When will you be back?” and “Do you have a plan?”
I wish I had had the line “maybe just looking and listening/is the real work” to quote in response.