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    • 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
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    • Walk the Ancient Paths: Pilgrimage
      • Monk in the World (Ireland)
      • Writing on the Wild Edges (Ireland)
      • Honoring Saints and Ancestors (Iona)
      • Vienna Monk in the World (Austria)
      • Hildegard of Bingen (Germany)
      • Sacred Rhythms of Sky, Sun, Sea, and Stone:
        An Embodied Writing and Voice Retreat (Ireland)
      • The Soul’s Slow Ripening (Ireland)
    • Live Programs and Spiritual Retreats
      • Evening of Celtic Wisdom, Song, Poetry, and Dance
      • The Soul’s Slow Ripening: Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred Day Retreat
      • Writing on the Wild Edges:
        A Creative Retreat in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.
      • Poetry and the Sacred Garden of the World:
        A Veriditas Retreat in Chartres, France
      • The Elements as Wise Guides and Companions
      • The Soul's Slow Ripening: Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred 5-day Retreat
      • Awakening the Creative Spirit: Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts (Northwest)
      • Earth Monastery Intensive:
        Nourishing Intimacy with Nature for Soul Care Practitioners (Scotland)
    • Community Online Retreats
      • The Soul of a Pilgrim:
        An Online Retreat for Lent and Easter
        (a companion retreat to the book)
      • Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Contemplative Practice (a companion retreat to the book)
      • Jubilee Year Community Retreat:
        Exploring Sacred Rhythms of Time
    • Self-Study Spirituality Online Classes
      • 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
      • Exile and Coming Home:
        An Archetypal Journey through the Scriptures
      • Eyes of the Heart:
        Photography as Contemplative Practice
        (Companion retreat to the book)
      • Lectio Divina:
        The Sacred Art of Reading the World
      • A Midwinter God:
        Making a Conscious Underworld Journey
      • Sacred Seasons:
        A Yearlong Journey through the Celtic Wheel of the Year
      • 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
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Abbess love notes, Pilgrimage, Soul's Slow Ripening

Gift for Pre-Ordering The Soul’s Slow Ripening + other resources ~ A love note from your online abbess

Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims,

It has been a wonderful time of sabbatical this summer, time spent resting, time spent dreaming, time spent writing. I even made a trip to the Collegeville Institute at St. John’s University in Minnesota for a memoir writing workshop with Lauren Winner which was a wonderful experience on so many levels, can’t recommend the Collegeville Institute or Lauren as a teacher (and writer) of memoir craft enough. But I also spent lots of days following my own rhythms, going to arts festival events, and taking our sweet dog Sourney on long walks up the canal and down the riverside here in Galway, all while dreaming into the future of the Abbey.

I do have some exciting resources and updates to share with you!

First, is the Contemplative Light podcast where I was interviewed about contemplation, the arts, and working with archetypes. You can find that here>>

Second, I recently published a cover feature for U.S. Catholic magazine on pilgrimage and they have posted it in two parts on their website. Part One explores the eight principles of pilgrimage (drawn from my book The Soul of a Pilgrim) and Part Two offers seven suggestions for pilgrimages you can take without needing to travel far away.

With great and growing love,

Christine

Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, REACE

P.S. We just passed the Celtic feast of Lughnasa in the northern hemisphere and Imbolc in the southern hemisphere on August 1st. It was also the feast of St. Dearbhla on August 3rd. She is one of the Irish saints. Click the links for more reflections.

Photo © Christine Valters Paintner

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Upcoming Programs

The Soul of a Pilgrim:
An Online Retreat for Lent
An 8-week companion retreat to the book
(ONLINE)

March 4-April 28, 2019
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, and Jamie Marich

Poetry and the Sacred Garden of the World:
A Veriditas Retreat in Chartres, France (LIVE)

June 10-14, 2019
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, REACE

Awakening the Creative Spirit:
Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts - Pacific Northwest (LIVE)

October 27-November 1, 2019
with Betsey Beckman, MM and Kayce Stevens Hughlett, MA

Recent Reflections

  • Abbey of the Arts Featured Poet: Nita Penfold
  • 7 pilgrimages you can go on right now (Part 1) ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
  • Monk in the World Guest Post: Elaine Breckenridge
  • Poetry and the Sacred (new videos and featured poet series) ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
  • Abbey of the Arts Featured Poet: Kenneth Steven

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