Winter Solstice: An Invitation to Deep Rest ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, This Friday, December 19th we are delighted to offer the Deep Rest Winter Solstice mini-retreat to help you slow down and savor the gifts of this time of year as we wait for the tipping point of darkness to light in the northern hemisphere and from light to darkness in the southern. […]
Give Me a Word 2026
In ancient times, wise men and women fled out into the desert to find a place where they could be fully present to the divine and to their own inner struggles at work within them. The desert became a place to enter into the refiner’s fire and be stripped down to one’s holy essence. The […]
The Wisdom of Mary ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, During Advent we consider Mary in a special way, especially her role as the one who birthed Jesus into the world. This image of birthing the holy has long been close to my heart. Our featured self-study retreat for December is the companion retreat to my book Birthing the Holy in which I […]
Advent Invitations ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Today the sacred season of Advent begins! We stand at the threshold of a potent time when we are invited to move inward to listen to the Divine presence in a deeper way and then stand in the wonder of holy birthing for the Christmas season. Thresholds are powerful […]
Returning from Sabbatical ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, My time of sabbatical from teaching is come to a close. During my writing time I was able to complete two manuscripts: a fourth collection of poetry titled What Enters Through the Open Heart (to be published by Monkfish Publishing in fall 2026) and a book of devotions for the Easter […]
A Book of Everyday Blessings Launch Celebration
Feb 9, 2026 @ 5:00 pm GMT – 6:00 pm GMT –
with Christine Valters Paintner and Simon de Voil
Join us to celebrate the publication of Christine Valters Paintner’s newest book, A Book of Everyday Blessings: 100 Prayers for Dancing Monks, Artists, and Pilgrims (Ave Maria Press). During this free hour-long event, Christine will share the themes and invitations of the book and lead us in a guided meditation experience. Simon will offer the gift of music.
A Song Among the Stones: Book and Album Launch
Jan 19, 2026 @ 5:00 pm GMT – 6:00 pm GMT –
with author Kenneth Steven and composer Simon de Voil
Celebrate the launch of a poetry and music collaboration with Kenneth and Simon about the 7th-century voyage of Irish hermit monks from the island of Iona to the wild, unknown shores of Iceland.