May 2025
Writing on the Wild Edges: St. Brendan’s Voyage as Creative Guide
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.
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.
Sourcing From the Well: Songs of Strength and Resilience
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!
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!
Jun 2025
Brother Lawrence, Friar of Love, and His Transforming Presence Practice
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.
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.
Journey to Joy
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.
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.
