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New Interview with Christine Valters Paintner

Christine was featured in an interview with AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast on the intersection of creativity and monastic spirituality.

In addition to being a Benedictine Oblate, Christine is Jesuit educated, with degrees from Fordham and Santa Clara Universities, and has written a library of books including The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom.

Listen to their conversation on Why Your Inner Artist Needs Monastic Wisdom.

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From Intention to Attention ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess

Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, This Friday, June 12th, we are delighted to welcome Brother Richard Hendrick, OFM Cap. for a retreat on moving From Intention to Attention: Becoming Really Present in Prayer. We will encounter this flow through the lens of the Christian contemplative tradition, looking at

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