Monk in the World Guest Post: Teresa Blythe
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Teresa Blythe’s reflection on finding God in desire. Desire is not something I was brought up to respect. To insist on fulfilling one’s own desires was seen as selfish, petty and certainly not Christian. Still somewhere deep […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Melinda Emily
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Melinda Emily’s reflection In Protest. It’s been a difficult year. And not just for me. Too many friends and family have been put through the ringer. Marriages crumbled. People moved. Children got sick. Addictions took over. Dreams […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Michele Chung
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Michele Chung‘s reflection The Art of Processing Feedback. While a contemplative life is a personal and solitary journey, we are at the same time intended to live in community. An important part of this relationship is […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Kathleen Maci
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Kathleen Maci‘s reflection on restful wandering. “I would never have known,” the HR representative confided to me in our meeting about my age of 63. I had been teaching at a university in Beijing, China for […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Cheryl de Beer
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Cheryl de Beer’s reflection titled “Contemplatively Living with Questions”. My contemplative nature was awakened when I was 13. I was blessed to attend Catholic high school where one of our teachers, a nun, taught our class […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Barb Morris
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Barb Morris’ reflection on the Monk Manifesto and New Cosmology. “Someday we’ll live in a convent.” A dear friend and I have a plan. “One of these days,” we say, “we’re going to have a […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: June Mears Driedger
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for June Mears Driedger’s reflection titled Going Silent. The road sign into The Hermitage property in Three Rivers, Michigan (USA), says, “Begin to drive slowly.” It is a safety request but it is also a sign of what is to […]