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Monk in the World Guest Post: Angela Taylor

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post from the community. Read on for Angela Taylor’s reflection on finding the light to share. Today I am appreciating the cooler air and full change of autumn. Coolness in contrast to the heavy heat of late summer is allowing […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Michelle Lisenbee

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World Guest Post series from the community. Read on for Michelle Lisenbee’s reflection on caring for chickens as spiritual practice. I live in the Mid-Atlantic. Our summers tend to be very warm and very humid. Not like, jungle humid, but sometimes it feels […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Elaine Breckenridge

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Elaine Breckenridge’s reflection on artistic wounds. I like the idea of the expressive arts, as long as it doesn’t mean using my hands to create in conventional ways. Give me a pencil to […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Mary Davis

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Mary Davis’ reflection, Creating a Tech Sabbath: Uninterrupted Being. In unscheduled moments, my soul speaks and my heart listens. Sundays are heavenly in my little “monastery” by the sea. This is my […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Michelle Kobriger

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Michelle Kobriger’s reflection, “A Reluctant Pilgrim.” On Sunday mornings, I look forward to the Abbey of the Arts weekly email and its serendipitous bits of wisdom. Last October’s post describing the spiritual […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Rachel Grenier

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Rachel Grenier’s reflection “Returning to the Path.” When I sat down with my devotional this morning, I realized it had been a month since I had last cracked its cover. My days […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Marlene Kropf

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Marlene Kropf’s reflection on practices of solitude, shared prayer, and contemplative walking. Monasteries are favored retreat spaces for my husband and me.  When we travel, we seek out monastic communities along the way and […]