Monk in the World Guest Post: Laurie Klein
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Laurie Klein’s reflection, A Portable Eden. When the doctor diagnoses my husband’s cognitive loss, I try not to panic. Along come four crucial words. They shimmer for me in The Road to Daybreak, an […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Dr. Kellie Brown
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Dr. Kellie Brown’s reflection A Liturgy for the Mini Jesus. I’ll admit that when the one-inch molded plastic Jesus figurines began to circulate a few years back, I rolled my eyes. I thought they […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Jennifer Miller
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Jennifer Miller’s reflection and poem Winged Teachers. One of the best lessons from the pandemic was the art of slow living. My backyard became my sanctuary, and everything happening in it was […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Natalie Gould
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Natalie Gould’s reflection A Wooden Cross from Assisi. In October 2000, I traveled to Assisi, Italy. During a two-and-a-half-mile walk through the nearby forest to Eremo Delle Carceri (Hermitage of the Prisons), I felt […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Paula Hogue
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Paula Hogue’s visual art reflection. Drawing and painting have always been an important part of my contemplative practice. When I go into my studio, my breath slows down, my shoulders release and […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: PattiJoy Posan
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for PattiJoy’s reflection and poem Introduction to Stillness. The poems in my Book of Hours trace the subtle movements of the day — not by clock or ritual, but by breath, presence, and […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for an excerpt from Wisdom Council member Richard Bruxvoort Colligan’s book Dangerous Songs: The Psalms and a Gloriously Disrupted Life. Ready or Not: A Riff on Psalm 78 In the Hebrew Bible, Exodus […]