Monk in the World Guest Post: Elaine Breckenridge
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series. Read on for Elaine Breckenridge’s reflection on the spirituality of the tides. Living on Camano Island, Washington, an island governed by the tides, has taught me about the reality of rhythm and change. I know that every six […]
Please Help Us Sustain this Work ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, One of my heart’s great joys is the global nature of this community. To know that there are monks and artists spread all over the world who commit to this way of life brings me tremendous comfort and encouragement. I feel grateful daily for this vibrant and meaningful work and the amazing […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Bart Brenner
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Bart Brenner’s reflection on faith. You are the wine, / I am the cup.I can yield nothing till I am filled up. (O Sun, morning prayer, day six) The pandemic brought illness […]
Queerness and Contemplative Living ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, I am currently reading Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness Will Transform Your Faith by Mihee Kim-Kort. In her introduction she describes queerness as three things: First, it is a posture which transgresses boundaries, specifically around gender and sexuality but also beyond these. Second, it is playfulness, it experiments, it recognizes “the Holy Spirit in […]
Monk in the World Gust Post: Nancy Collins-Warner
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Nancy Collins-Warner’s reflection, “Circling Stones.” On the hill behind our little cabin, perched in a river canyon, is a circle of stones I laid out a decade ago. As taught by an […]
Contemplation and Justice ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, My word for this year is humility. It shimmered for me because I knew in the heart of these challenging times I have so much still to learn, much wisdom to glean and integrate. A commitment to always being on the journey is the heart of the monastic virtue of […]
Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color – August Video Discussion and Book Group Materials Now Available
Join Abbey of the Arts for a monthly conversation on how increasing our diversity of perspectives on contemplative practice can enrich our understanding and experience of the Christian mystical tradition. Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a […]