Christine was featured on the Ave Explores podcast this week to talk about "The Soul of the Artist" Christine has a new poem titled “Spring Ephemerals” in Bearings journal online which celebrates spring's arrival and our intimacy with the more-than-human world. You can read it here>> St. ... read more
Creativity and Social Transformation
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, Last week I shared that 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of Abbey of the Arts’ existence as a virtual monastery. I will be reflecting back on some of my reflections from the Archives and tracing the development of the Abbey this year. From the beginning, my ... read more
The Elements as Wise Guides and Companions | January 29, 2016
10.00am - 4.30pm | Arrupe Room, Milltown, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 Join me in Dublin for a day of retreat with the AISGA (All Ireland Spiritual Guidance Association, non-members welcome to register). As we approach the feast of Imbolc and St Brigid, we will gather together to pause and listen for ... read more
Earth Monastery Project Grant Winners
The Earth Monastery Project is a small grant project we administer to help encourage projects which nourish an earth-cherishing consciousness through contemplative practice and creative expression. We were delighted with our batch of applications and have selected the following four to receive a ... read more
Everything is holy now
Betsey Beckman and I led the Friday evening plenary session for the Spiritual Directors International conference in Atlanta on "Cultivating the Elements of a Compassionate Heart" where we explored the four sacred elements of water, wind, earth, and fire through visual art, writing, movement, and ... read more
The Gifts of Winter
Meet Amma Winter. Amma is the title given to those sage women who lived in the desert in the 3rd century offering their wisdom to seekers. They lived in harsh and barren landscapes and so were intimate with the wilderness of the soul. Winter is a rescue, she entered our lives last week and has ... read more
The Call of Retreat: Unfurl
I go on a long walk through the forest listening for the word calling to me. It is a form of lectio divina I practice where nature is the sacred text revealing holy wonders to my heart. I step further into the silence of trees and moss and ferns. The forest floor is covered with ferns, creation's ... read more
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