Christine was interviewed for Earth Rising Podcast on Touching Sacred Earth: Expressive Art and Spiritual Practice. From the show notes: Christine Valters Paintner has spent her career and life as a Benedictine oblate exploring the link between the disciplines of making art and having a ... read more
The Wisdom of Wild Grace Book Launch
If you missed the virtual launch of The Wisdom of Wild Grace: Poems written by Christine Valters Paintner, hosted by Paraclete Press, and moderated by Mark Burrows, you can watch the replay below. It was a wonderful hour-long conversation where Christine shared many of her poems and some of the ... read more
Earth, Our Original Monastery Journeys in Community!
During these coming months (Oct 2020 - April 2021) I am working with a group of dancing monks from our Abbey community who want to facilitate my book Earth, Our Original Monastery with their own small groups and retreat settings. Below I will be adding the details for those offerings which have open ... read more
Monk in the World Guest Post: Maria Rodgers O’Rourke
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Maria Rodgers O’Rourke's reflection on Morning Pages. Morning Pages saved my life. They started with The Artist’s Way and are now central to my “Monk in the World ... read more
Earth, Our Original Monastery:
Dancing Our Way to the Divine – DVD now available!
Abbey of the Arts presents our newest DVD offering 13 contemplative prayer dances for every-body created by Betsey Beckman and one poem video! All Teaching and Dance-Along videos are filmed outdoors to invite you into the joy of encountering the Divine in nature. Through embodied prayer, celebrate ... read more
Monk in the World Guest Post: Keren Dibbens-Wyatt
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Keren Dibbens-Wyatt's reflection, "Hidden Treasures." I have long been nurtured and consoled by the life and writings of the 14th Century English Saint, Julian of ... read more
Writing as a Spiritual Practice
(Zoom mini-retreat on July 11th)
with Christine Valters Paintner July 11, 2020 - 9am-12noon Pacific time Join us for this session where we will explore writing as a spiritual practice. Christine will guide you through different exercises to help you yield to the process of writing as a journey of discovery, rather than holding ... read more
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