**Ordering is now closed.** We may open up ordering again in the future which will be announced in our email newsletter. We are delighted to offer for sale a limited number of sets of the dancing monk icon cards. All 18 designs included - the original 12 dancing monks plus an additional 6 ... read more
Feast of St Gobnait and a Celebration of Love ~ A love note from your online abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, On the 11th of February this past week was the Feast of St. Gobnait. I only learned about St. Gobnait after moving to Ireland. She is a 5th-6th century monk who fled her home in County Clare and headed first for the island of Insheer. It is not clear why she ... read more
Order Dancing Monk Icons Prints for Christmas (by November 18th)
Our fabulous artist Marcy Hall is making prints available again for the wonderful dancing monk icon series she has painted for Abbey of the Arts. She also has two new Irish saints added this fall: Kevin of Glendalough and Gobnait of Ballyvourney (patron saint of bees!) In addition she has another ... read more
Illuminating the Way: Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics available for pre-order
Christine’s 9th book will be released next spring 2016 through Ave Maria Press and is an exploration of 12 monks and mystics through the lens of various archetypes including Artist, Monk, Warrior, Healer, and more. The cover beautifully brings the dancing monk icon figures created by Marcy Hall to ... read more
Praying with Monks and Mystics book now available for purchase!
We are delighted to announce that we are publishing a series of materials inspired by our 12 dancing monk icons. The book contains poems, reflections, icons and song sheets to celebrate 12 significant Monks and Mystics through the ages including Benedict of Nursia, Hildegard of Bingen, Brigid of ... read more
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