Monk in the World Guest Post: Shirin McArthur
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Shirin McArthur’s reflection on liturgical dance and Embodied Prayer. Words are my stock in trade. They are a necessary and integral part of how I make my living as a writer and […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Jessica Barrett
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Jessica Barrett ‘s reflection “How I Bring Contemplative Presence to My Life and Family.” I didn’t used to be this slow. I used to rush through my mornings with a to-do list etched […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Krissy Kludt
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Krissy Kludt’s reflection and poem Of Dust and Water. Several years ago, I texted my father from a snowbound house in Tahoe, where I was spending a weekend away from my Bay […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Janeen R. Adil
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Janeen R. Adil’s reflection on love inspiring contemplation and action. I was an undergrad when I first read the works of esteemed poet Richard Wilbur. Decades later, the title of one of […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Mary Camille Thomas
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Mary Camille Thomas’s reflection and poem “All Things Sing You.” In my blog The Kingdom of Enough I ponder this question: In a crazy, consumer culture that is busy bombarding us with demands and […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Katie Bruckbauer
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Katie Bruckbauer’s reflection and poems on dance and poetry as a spiritual practice. Dance has always been a contemplative practice for me. Even as a child, I knew that dance was not just entertainment […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Liz Coffman
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Liz Coffman’s poems on being present. The poems I offer are a reflection of my experience as a “Monk in the World” navigating the daily challenges of being present and being conscious […]