Partnerships
We are delighted to formally partner with PAX and Hometree as a way to extend our commitment to peace, justice, contemplation, and earth cherishing regeneration. Partnership with PAX In 2024 we partnered formally with PAX, an organization that provides mentorship and vocational development for Christians of color through the values of peace, justice, and contemplation. […]
Hildy Tails: The Wise Guys ~ A Love Note from Your Abbey Mascot
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, This week we are featuring one of our Hildy Tails. This series of essays were composed last year for our Sustainers Circle. They were dictated to John by the Abbey’s mascot, Hildy the Monk-ey. Hildy is a bit of a free spirit who likes to entertain and doesn’t normally feel […]
Desert Wisdom and the Practice of Love ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, Next Saturday we continue our pilgrimage through the mystics when I will be leading a retreat on desert father St. Anthony the Great and desert wisdom. St. Anthony, also known as Anthony the Great, is considered to be the founder of the Christian monastic movement. He moved into the desert at the […]
2022 Book Club Conversations
Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color Monthly Conversations on the Christian Mystical Tradition Order from Bookshop.org Order from Amazon.com Featured Book for December 2022 Soul Talk: How to Have the Most Important Conversation of All by Kirk Byron Jones “Though your soul may be more mystery to you than familiar reality, you are not […]
New Year Blessings and Gratitude ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, For the last 14 years we have hosted our annual Give Me a Word mini-retreat and invitation for you to share your word for the year with our community. You can find out more about it at this post. Some years my word comes quickly and some years it demands a lot more […]
Coming Home + Prayer Cycle Day 7
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, In November and December, we have been releasing our brand new 7-day prayer cycle of morning and evening prayers on the theme of The Soul of a Pilgrim. The audio podcasts for Day 7 morning and evening prayer (the final day!) are being released today on the theme of Coming Home. This […]
Thomas Merton + Prayer Cycle Day 5 ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, In November and December, we are releasing our brand new 7-day prayer cycle of morning and evening prayers on the theme of Soul of a Pilgrim. The audio podcasts for Day 5 morning and evening prayer are being released today on the theme of Being Uncomfortable and Embracing Mystery! This is […]