Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, Today is my 49thbirthday and tomorrow is John’s. We are entering our 50th year of life and eager for this sabbatical time of spaciousness to listen and discern the shape of our work going forward and to have more time for the writing we so love to do. I ... read more
Earth as the Original Monastery ~ A Love Note from your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, This spring I have completed the manuscript for my next book due out in spring 2020 tentatively titled Earth as the Original Monastery. I have been working with this image for several years now and have taught retreats both live and online to explore a ... read more
The Spirit of Jubilee: A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Fling wide the gates, open the ancient doors, and the Holy One will come in! ---Psalm 24 Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, In preparation for our Jubilee year of sabbatical I have been reading Maria Harris’ book Jubilee Time: Celebrating Women, Spirit, and the Advent of Age. She ... read more
A Celebration of Poetry ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, I hope you have enjoyed the series of poetry videos we have produced in collaboration with Morgan Creative. One of our great joys here at the Abbey is bringing artists together whether through these videos, the albums we are creating, or the icon series we ... read more
Jubilee Time (John's reflection) ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, In honor of our upcoming sabbatical year, this week we hear from John Valters Paintner about the scriptural roots of Sabbath and Jubilee: The biblical Jubilee is a big, if rarely discussed topic. So, we’re going to back up a bit and get a good running start ... read more
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