Abbey of the Arts

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    • Breath Prayer:
      An Ancient Practice for the Everyday Sacred
    • Sacred Time:
      Embracing an Intentional Way of Life
    • The Wisdom of Wild Grace: Poems
    • Earth, Our Original Monastery:
      Cultivating Wonder and Gratitude through Intimacy with Nature
    • Dreaming of Stones: Poems
    • The Soul's Slow Ripening:
      12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred
    • The Wisdom of the Body:
      A Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women
    • Illuminating the Way:
      Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics
    • The Soul of a Pilgrim:
      Eight Practices for the Journey Within
    • Eyes of the Heart:
      Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice
    • The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom
    • Desert Mothers and Fathers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings Annotated & Explained
    • Lectio Divina–The Sacred Art: Transforming Words and Images into Heart-Centered Prayer
    • Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements
    • Awakening the Creative Spirit:
      Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction
    • Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening & Awareness
  • Poetry | Art | Music
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    • Poetry by Christine Valters Paintner
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      • Monk in the World art series by Kristin Noelle
      • Saints & Animals art series by David Hollington
      • Sacred Time art series by Alexi Francis
      • Mary block print art series by Kreg Yingst
  • Programs
    • Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color Book Club
      • Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color (Book Club – March 2021)
      • God Alone is Enough: A Spirited Journey with Teresa of Avila (Book Club – February 2021)
    • Community Online Retreats
      • Harriet Tubman and Howard Thurman-on Being Free
      • Writing Into Bloom
        with Christine Valters Paintner
      • Revelations: The Mysticism of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe
      • The Wisdom of Wild Grace: A Weekend Retreat Online
      • The Spiral Way:
        Celtic Spirituality and the Creative Imagination
      • Sacred Balance:
        Aligning Body and Spirit Through
        Yoga and the Benedictine Way
    • Self-Study Online Spiritual Retreats
      • Creative Flourishing in the Heart of the Desert:
        An Online Retreat with St. Hildegard of Bingen
      • Dreaming of the Sea:
        A women’s discernment journey through the story of the Selkie
      • Earth, Our Original Monastery
        A Companion Retreat to the Book (SELF-STUDY)
      • Exile and Coming Home:
        An Archetypal Journey through the Scriptures
      • Eyes of the Heart:
        Photography as Contemplative Practice
        (Companion retreat to the book)
      • Honoring Saints and Ancestors:
        Online Retreat for the Season of Remembrance
      • Lectio Divina:
        The Sacred Art of Reading the World
      • A Midwinter God:
        Making a Conscious Underworld Journey (SELF-STUDY)
      • Sacred Rhythms of Sky, Sun, Sea & Stone:
        A Creative Retreat with the Elements (SELF-STUDY)
      • Sacred Seasons:
        A Yearlong Journey through the Celtic Wheel of the Year
      • The Soul of a Pilgrim:
        Eight Practices for the Journey Within
        (a companion retreat to the book)
      • The Soul's Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seekers of the Sacred (a companion retreat to the book)
      • Water, Wind, Earth & Fire
      • Watershed Moments
        in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
      • Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist:
        A 12-Week Companion Retreat to The Artist's Rule
      • The Wisdom of the Body:
        A 10-Week Online Companion Retreat to the Book
      • The Wisdom of Mary and the Sacred Feminine
    • Live Programs: Pilgrimage & Retreats
      • Writing on the Wild Edges (Ireland)
      • Hildegard of Bingen (Germany)
      • Awakening the Creative Spirit: Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts (Northwest)
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Sacred Arts Ring

I have been neglectful of my lovely web ring lately, not making the rounds to see what creative things are happening in the blogosphere.  So I hereby resolve to make this a more regular part of my reading and blogging activity.  Look for an every-other-week highlights (alternating with the Poetry Party) of what is happening among these artist friends. 

Do you want to join the fun?  The ring description says: "This ring welcomes artists of all mediums who are rooted in a faith tradition or spiritual practice and who use the arts to explore mystery and meaning. You might be a writer, poet, musician, visual artist, dancer, chef, gardener, or someone who nurtures creativity in your life in a variety of ways." 

If this sounds like you, then please click here to submit your website or blog for approval and be a part of this creative community.

Welcome to our two newest members:

First is the wonderful Grunewald Guild here in the Northwest near the delightful town of Leavenworth.  They offer an amazing array of programs bringing together art and faith from a Christian perspective.  They have some fall offerings listed, or you might want to think about planning a summer trip and take one of their weeklong courses.  The 2008 offerings aren't up just yet, but you can take a look at 2007 to see what the possibilities might be.

Lisa Poole at Groggy Froggy shares her whimsical doll and collage creations at her blog as well as her Etsy shop.

We have some iconographers among us, Tom Denich has some beautiful work, I have always loved this icon image in particular — the intimacy of Mary's cheek pressed against the Christ child.

Lots of photos to peruse: 

There is this intriguing invitation to meditation — a photo labyrinth that guides you with nature poems by Emily Dickinson.  Jules at Maced With Grace offers some lovely photos at her photoblog.  I am smitten with these lily photos. Melissa Howard at Those Northern Skies has some great war paint photos of her daughter.  I always love the photos she takes of her children.  Britt-Arnhild always offers us images of her Norwegian world, but this past week spent time by herself in Padova.  There is something so liberating about traveling alone.  Cathleen at Back Road Journey uses her thyme garden to reflect on the nature of time/thyme.

The gifts of Poetry:

I love Rich's poem about Grandmother Moon at his blog Pilgrim Path.  Bette at Surimono Garden offers this evocative image of the train station with a haiku.  Leah at This Far By Faith was a late addition to the Poetry Party last week, so make sure to read her poem in response to the San Diego fires.

I didn't get to everyone this time around.  If you haven't been posting much to your blog lately or reflecting much on the arts, you may not have been included in this edition.  But as I said, look for a regular feature here on alternate Mondays.  Also, please make sure you have added the ring code to your blog and I will be making the rounds to check on that as well.

-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts

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Upcoming Programs

  • Writing Into Bloom with Christine Valters Paintner
    • May 1, 2021
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    • May 13, 2021
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    • May 15, 2021 - May 16, 2021
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