Cultivating a Wild Heart of Connection ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, I first met Lindsay Sudeikis at a Spiritual Directors International conference in Seattle in 2019. She was co-leading a workshop on ancestral lineage healing. It was a beautiful program and at the end I went up to introduce myself and thank her for the experience. We discovered we had much […]
Slowing Down to See: Epiphany Blessings
Illuminated I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened —Ephesians 1:18 The window fills with sky one half pewter, laden with drops that splash the cold concrete the other half brilliant blue sunlight pours sidewalk glimmers in that midday dazzle you feel like it could be the first day of creation or the […]
Winter Solstice and Christmas Blessings ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, I love the quiet invitation of this time of year to descend into stillness. I will be leading an event on the Winter Solstice with my wonderful friends Deirdre Ni Chinneide and Aisling Richmond who both live in Ireland as well and are deeply enriched by the Celtic imagination and spirit. We […]
Mary as Mystical Rose Invites Us to Bloom ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Birthing the Holy: Wisdom from Mary to Nurture Creativity and Renewal (which will be published April 2022). It contains reflections on 31 names and titles of Mary including Mary as the Mystical Rose. In […]
Lent Retreat: The Love of Thousands – Honoring Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
Mar 2, 2022 – Mar 3, 2022 @ 12:00 am GMT – March 2 – April 23, 2022 (Live session Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022 6-7pm Ireland/UK time + 1-2pm Eastern + 10-11am Pacific) with Christine & John Valters Paintner and Betsey Beckman with Amber Andreasen and Polly Paton-Brown as forum facilitators + Melissa Layer facilitating small group option Register Now Program Description How the Infinite Community Can […]
Embrace the Sacred Feminine ~ A Love Note From Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, I am in the final editing stages of my next book Birthing the Holy: Wisdom from Mary to Nurture Creativity and Renewal which will be published in April 2022 by Ave Maria Press. I love all that this project has inspired – another compilation album of songs we are working on and the […]
Birthing the Holy: The Wisdom of Mary and the Sacred Feminine
Dec 4, 2021 @ 5:00 pm GMT – 8:00 pm GMT – with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD December 4, 2021 9-12 Pacific12-3 Eastern5-8 pm Ireland/UK timeHosted by Spirituality & Practice Register Now Program Description Join us for a 3-hour mini-retreat during the season of Advent to encounter the wisdom of Mary and the sacred feminine during this time of growing darkness. The journey of Advent is one […]