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 […]
Updates on 2019 Retreats & Pilgrimages – Join Us!
We are currently registering for four retreats and pilgrimages in Ireland next spring 2019. Please note: From June 2019-June 2020 the Abbey will be taking some sabbatical time and no live programs will be offered then. After the dates above, the next live programs will be scheduled in fall 2020. Due to fewer programs being on […]
Music & DVDs
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Click the banner above to be taken directly to our Bandcamp music and video store. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living The Monk Manifesto is a set of 8 principles for contemplative, creative, and compassionate living. It is the Rule of Life for the Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks […]
Join us in 2019 for a Pilgrimage or Retreat in Ireland
Join the Abbey in 2019 for a pilgrimage to the sacred edges of the world and of your own heart and horizon. Christine and John Valters Paintner lovingly curate and guide these slow-paced experiences with small groups (12-16 people max) so that we create a community of kindred souls walking a magical landscape. We […]