Invite Wonder (a love note from your online Abbess)
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Come to Ireland next spring. . . (new dates added!)
We have added a fourth and final set of dates for the Monk in the World: Pilgrimage to the Sacred Edge of Ireland in 2014. We love the poetry of now having one pilgrimage in each of the four Celtic seasons. There are only a couple of spaces left for March 18-26, 2014, so please […]
Exile and Belonging (a love note from your online Abbess)
Dearest monks and artists, This coming Tuesday represents two significant relationships in my life. September 3rd is my mother’s birthday, she would have been 71 and it is also my 19th wedding anniversary with my beloved, and your online Prior, John. My mother’s death 10 years ago was unexpected and wrenching. I was blessed to be by […]
Wisdom Council: Guest Post from Betsey Beckman
This week brings us to our final guest post from Wisdom Council members! And a wonderful way to finish is with my dear friend and teaching partner Betsey Beckman. Betsey and I met soon after I moved to Seattle over ten years ago. We discovered we made a beautiful partnership in bringing the gifts of the arts […]
Community Contemplation & Creativity
(Fall Schedule)
For several years now the Abbey has offered a regular Poetry Party and last year we added in the Photo Parties. These have been invitations into your own creative expression through a particular theme and then sharing it with your fellow monks. We took a break from them over the summer but are excited to […]
Wisdom Council: Guest Post from Trish Bruxvoort Colligan
I am excited to share another Wisdom Council guest post, this time from Trish Bruxvoort Colligan. I met Trish first virtually several years ago when she was blogging and felt immediate kinship to her presence and spirit, not to mention her beautiful music which I often use in retreat settings and in several online courses. It was a […]
Following an Ancient Call (a love note from your online Abbess)
To receive this love note straight to your in-box, subscribe here (and also receive a free gift!) Following an Ancient Call What if we could listen like the great salmon who goes about its ordinary life when suddenly something shifts. It does not come as a thunderous revelation, but a quiet knowing you have been […]