Love Note, Novena, and Praise Song for the Pandemic ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, This is a special love note because these are special times. During this Jubilee year we have been sharing our Monk in the World retreat content in this space and you will find this week’s below. But I felt moved to write to you directly. The global disruption happening demands […]
Introduction to the Earth Monastery Prayer Cycle
Prayer Cycle / Earth Monastery / Introduction Table of Contents Prayer Cycle Leader Resources Buy Earth Monastery book Journey with the Companion Retreat Introduction to the Prayer Cycle Abbey of the Arts is a virtual monastery and global community of monks, artists, and pilgrims dispersed all over this beautiful globe. The Abbey was founded by […]
Poetry * Art * Music
Poems by Christine Valters Paintner Christine Valters Paintner has written two collections of poetry: Dreaming of Stones and The Wisdom of Wild Grace (both published by Paraclete Press). Her poems have been featured in many print and online journals in Ireland, the UK, Canada, and the United States. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Button_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Poetry Video Series We worked […]
Reflection by John (Silence and Solitude) ~ A Note from Your Online Prior
Dear pilgrims, monks, and artists, During this Jubilee year of sabbatical we are revisiting our Monk Manifesto by moving slowly through the Monk in the World retreat materials together every Sunday. Each week will offer new reflections on the theme and every six weeks will introduce a new principle. Mark 6:31-33 He said to them, […]
Silence and Solitude 1: A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dear pilgrims, monks, and artists, During this Jubilee year of sabbatical we are revisiting our Monk Manifesto by moving slowly through the Monk in the World retreat materials together every Sunday. Each week will offer new reflections on the theme and every six weeks will introduce a new principle. “Silence is never merely the cessation […]
The Jubilee Begins! ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, Today is my 49thbirthday and tomorrow is John’s. We are entering our 50th year of life and eager for this sabbatical time of spaciousness to listen and discern the shape of our work going forward and to have more time for the writing we so love to do. I returned a […]
Orchard and Forest ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest Monks, artists, and pilgrims, I have been going back through the Abbey archives and found this sweet post written almost six years ago when John and I were living in Vienna and making plans to move to Ireland. It was a very sweet and vulnerable time of our lives. So I am offering these […]