Join us on a Desert Journey for Lent ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, We begin a desert journey on Wednesday through the sacred days of Lent this week on Ash Wednesday. We will be drawing wisdom from the desert mothers and fathers and creating a sacred space for contemplation and reflection. As we collectively move through a desert time in this pandemic, the desert […]
Sacred Time (new book coming from Christine) ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, I am really thrilled to announce that I have another book coming out on February 19th! Sacred Time: Embracing an Intentional Way of Life is being published by Ave Maria Press (see the end of this love note for a special discount code for those of you in the U.S.) and […]
Blessed Feast of St. Brigid – Join us for the Spiral Way! ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, I am really excited to be offering a brand new online retreat starting tomorrow through the Rowe Center in Massachusetts. The Spiral Way: Celtic Spirituality and the Creative Imagination will be an exploration of Celtic stories and practices which help to cultivate and nourish our creative imaginations. The program will be […]
Celtic Spirituality and the Spiral Way ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, On my first trip to Ireland in 2007 with my husband John, I read Thomas Cahill’s now-classic book How the Irish Saved Civilization, in which he describes the essential role of the Irish monks and their work on illuminating manuscripts during the Dark Ages. I was captivated especially by the idea […]
Humility + Join us today for live prayer! ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
The Way of the Hermit with Kayleen Asbo from Abbey of the Arts on Vimeo. Dearest monks and artists, * * * * * Please see the note below about joining us today for our live prayer service (we love gathering together in real time). The video above is from Dr. Kayleen Asbo who is offering a […]
Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice
Order Now Self-Study Companion Retreat Description Purchase Options When you purchase books through the links to Bookshop.org, Blackwells.co.uk, or Amazon.com, Abbey of the Arts is provided with a very small percentage of your purchase price at no extra cost to you. We apply these funds toward scholarships for our online programs. Thank you for your […]
The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom
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