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with Christine Valters Paintner, Betsey Beckman, Polly Paton-Brown, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and guest teachers

Join us for the sacred season of Lent when we dive into the wisdom of seven medieval women mystics: Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Avila, Hildegard of Bingen, Clare of Assisi, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Angela of Foligno, and Margery Kempe. There is one opening Zoom session on Ash Wednesday, March 5th. The remainder of the retreat is a combination of written and pre-recorded material paired with a facilitated discussion forum.

with Christine Valters Paintner, Simon de Voil and guest musician Will Boesl

Join us each month for an online contemplative prayer service. Simon de Voil will lead music and Christine Valters Paintner will lead reflection and lectio divina or other meditative practice. Each month we will explore a principle of the Monk Manifesto. This month's theme is Sabbath.

with Cassidhe Hart and Grant Showalter-Swanson

Earth Psalter is an opportunity to explore traditions of psalm composition, experience re-writing a psalm from the perspective of your ecosystem, and reflect together on how the practice of psalm writing might nourish us for the work of ecological justice.

with Christine Valters Paintner, Simon de Voil, and guest musician Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

Join us each month for an online contemplative prayer service. Simon de Voil will lead music and Christine Valters Paintner will lead reflection and lectio divina or other meditative practice. Each month we will explore a principle of the Monk Manifesto. This month's theme is Conversion.

with Melissa Layer

Calling upon the gifts of poetry, journaling, and visio divina reflections we will break open death and resurrection as invitations to personal meaning-making and transformation in our eldering journeys.

with Betsey Beckman and Kayce Stevens Hughlett

An in-person four-day experiential retreat exploring meditative tools & art practices for integrating the power and wisdom of our ancestors and archetypes as a resource for daily life and changing times. This retreat is held at St. Andrew's House in Hood Canal, Washington State, U.S. *** 3 Spots Remaining!***

with Christine Valters Paintner and guest writers and musicians

Join Abbey of the Arts for this free event as we celebrate the start of our 20th year of supporting monks and artists in transformative living! We will also be launching our brand new prayer cycle of morning and evening prayer on the theme of Cultivating Seeds of Liberation.

with Christine Valters Paintner and Simon de Voil

Join us each month for an online contemplative prayer service. Simon de Voil will lead music and Christine Valters Paintner will lead reflection and lectio divina or other meditative practice. Each month we will explore a principle of the Monk Manifesto. This month’s theme is Creative Joy.

with Christine Valters Paintner, Simon de Voil, Nóirín Ní Riain, Deirdre Ní Chinnéide, and guest artists

Join us for a 5-day virtual journey that is part writing retreat and part inner pilgrimage. We will be exploring St. Brendan's story as a map for our own creative process. Each day we will consider an aspect of how the story invites us into our creative practice and we will engage in various writing explorations together.

with Te Martin

Join us for a springtime community singing mini-retreat. We'll ask ourselves and each other, "What are the places, people, or activities in my life that give me strength?" Singers of all levels are welcome -- experienced, new, or anywhere in-between!

with Carmen Acevedo Butcher

Love, as Brother Lawrence discovered, comes from an everyday friendship with God. Recognizing that so many of the issues of Brother Lawrence’s time mirror our own, we will discuss how the friar’s work helps us live in touch with Love’s wisdom, moment-by-moment, cultivating self-compassion, compassion for others, and peace within ourselves during the very real stresses of our world.

with Christine Valters Paintner and Te Martin

Journey to Joy, a fairy tale written by Christine Valters Paintner, is about a woman at midlife who goes on an adventure to reclaim her joy and the joy of her community. Join us over the summer solstice for an online retreat. Together we will explore the four initiations, where you will be invited to your own experience of them through storytelling, guided meditations, and creative exploration.