Please note:
We are taking a Jubilee sabbatical year from live programs
June 2019-June 2020
2020-2021 Community Online Retreats
Novena for Times of Unraveling:
A free 9-day prayer experience
• March 17-25, 2020 (all sessions recorded) •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
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Soul of a Pilgrim:
An 8-week online companion retreat to The Soul of a Pilgrim
• April 13-June 7, 2020 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, and Jamie Marich
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2020-2021 Community Online Retreats
Earth, Our Original Monastery:
A 7-week companion retreat to the book
• July 6-August 23, 2020 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, and Betsey Beckman
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Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist:
A 12-week companion retreat to The Artist's Rule
• September 7-November 28, 2020 •
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Honoring Saints and Ancestors:
A 3-week retreat for the season of remembrance
• Oct 26-November 13, 2020 •
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Water Wind Earth & Fire:
A 5-week Advent retreat and companion to the book
• November 29-December 26, 2020 •
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A Midwinter God:
A 6-week online conscious underworld journey
• January 4-February 14, 2021 •
Registration and program details available soon
Into the Desert with the Holy Mothers and Fathers:
A 6-week Lenten retreat and companion to the book
• February 17-April 4, 2021 •
Registration and program details available soon
We also have 15 self-study retreats available
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2020 Live Programs and Pilgrimages
Writing on the Wild Edges:
A Creative Pilgrimage and Retreat in Ireland
August 25-31, 2020 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 18 participants
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Monk in the World Pilgrimage:
Journey to the Sacred Edge of Ireland
September 8-16, 2020 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 12 participants
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Earth Monastery Intensive:
Nourishing Intimacy with Nature for Soul Care Practitioners in Perth, Scotland
September 29-October 4, 2020 • FULL
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM
limited to 12 participants
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Honoring Saints and Ancestors:
A Retreat on the Sacred Island of Iona, Scotland
October 10-16, 2020 • FULL
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM
limited to 18 participants
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Awakening the Creative Spirit:
Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts (Northwest U.S.)
November 1-6, 2020 • JUST ADDED (space available)
with Kayce Stevens Hughlett and Betsey Beckman
limited to 10 participants
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Vienna Monk in the World Pilgrimage
November 14-22, 2020 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 15 participants
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2021 Live Programs and Pilgrimages
Monk in the World Pilgrimage:
Journey to the Sacred Edge of Ireland
April 20-28, 2021 • space available
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 12 participants
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Writing on the Wild Edges:
A Creative Pilgrimage and Retreat in Ireland
May 9-15, 2021 • space available
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 18 participants
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Poetry and the Sacred Garden of the World:
A Writing Retreat on Inismor
August 22-28, 2021 • space available
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 18 participants
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Hildegard of Bingen and the Greening Power of God:
A Pilgrimage in Germany
September 11-19, 2021 • space available
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM
limited to 18 participants
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