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Wisdom of Wild Grace: An Online Writing Retreat for the Wild Soul

Wisdom of Wild Grace: An Online Writing Retreat for the Wild Soul

Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026    
3:00 pm IST - 4:30 pm IST
with Christine Valters Paintner and Melissa Layer

This 4-week program is a writing retreat focused on cultivating our kinship to creation through stories of saints and animals. These stories immerse us in a worldview that sees a connection to animals as a sign of holiness. They help to kindle our wonder and nourish an earth-cherishing consciousness in us.
From Intention to Attention: Becoming Really Present in Prayer

From Intention to Attention: Becoming Really Present in Prayer

Jun 19, 2026    
4:00 pm IST - 6:00 pm IST
with Brother Richard Hendrick OFM Cap.

This retreat will examine the place of Intention and Attention as energetic directions of the soul in meditative practice.