Sacred Fasting
Here is my latest column for Patheos on desert wisdom for Lent: Abba Daniel used to say, “He lived with us many a long year and every year we used to take him only one basket of bread and when we went to find him the next year we would eat some of that bread.” […]
Artistic Advent Enrichment (lovely new review of The Artist’s Rule)
Kristin Berkey-Abbot at Liberation Theology Lutheran has a great post suggesting The Artist’s Rule as a creative companion through the season of Advent (and I agree, it is a brilliant idea): If you’re looking for a disciplined approach and a guide to walk you through each practice and to help you make the connections between […]
Ancient Wisdom for the Storms of Life
My latest Seasons of the Soul column at Patheos: Amma Syncletica said, “In the beginning there are a great many battles and a good deal of suffering for those who are advancing towards God and afterwards, ineffable joy. It is like those who wish to light a fire; at first they are choked by smoke […]
New review of *The Artist’s Rule*
I received my copy of “Listen” today which is a free publication of Spiritual Directors International. My book The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom received a lovely review. Here is an excerpt: In The Artist’s Rule, the familiar subjects of creativity and spirituality explode into a kaleidoscope of connections that invite the […]
A review of The Artist’s Rule at Story Circle Books
Mary Ann Moore wrote a lovely review of The Artist’s Rule at Story Circle Book Reviews: Christine Valters Paintner has “a deep love of Benedictine tradition as well as the gifts of Celtic and desert monasticism.” She is a Benedictine oblate with training in the expressive arts. She says, “Creativity and contemplative spirituality nurture and […]
New review of The Artist’s Rule at Spirituality and Practice!
I am delighted to share the latest review of The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom at the wonderful site Spirituality and Practice. Here is a brief excerpt: Evidencing the same creative flair we saw in her book of spiritual insights into the elements, Paintner has now fashioned a twelve-week journey on […]
The Power of Archetypes
Archetypes are symbols or patterns which appear across cultures. We find them in the great myths and stories of religious traditions, we find them in our nighttime dreams. They are active within each of us as a multiplicity of energies which we can draw upon. When we are living from a place of balance and fullness […]