Monk in the World Guest Post: Mary Bellon

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Mary Bellon’s poem and reflection Return to the Ocean. This poem reflects a journey back to origins, which for me includes the Pacific ocean. But origins are funny things because in some […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Elaine Patterson

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest posts series from the community. Read on for Elaine Patterson’s reflection on walking labyrinths. Pilgrims are poets who create by taking journeys. ~ H. Richard Niebuhr I have always thought of myself as a ‘pilgrim’. I have never thought of […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Lillian Lewis
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Lillian Lewis’ reflection and poem Winter Morning Prayer. I am dancing my morning prayer around an outdoor “shrine or altar” to the Great Mother who is Creating the winter morning even as She […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Felicia Murrell
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post from the community. Read on for Abbey Wisdom Council member Felicia Murrell’s reflection on the path of love. Loving is the ability to see the Beloved in everyone around us. —RAM DASS, Vedanta (Hindu) There are all kinds of ways of […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Kate Kennington Steer

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Kate Kennington Steer’s reflection, poem, and artwork on the elements. I am currently spending a year exploring the elements in the company of the Kinship Photography Collective. My practice group (a special mix of […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Tom Delmore
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Tom Delmore’s poems Sparse hay does not a savior make and Ascension Thursday ~ Heal Thyself. These two poems come on the heels of retirement and a shift in writing. What is […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Liuan Huska
I’m delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Liuan Huska’s reflection A Holy Shitshow: Being Present to Sickness and Dying. This article is adapted from a post from Liuan’s Substack newsletter: Becoming Whole. I’m not sure how else to describe the last […]