Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, Like many of you, global events lately feel quite overwhelming at times and I ponder and pray about my response. One thing I keep coming back to is a sense of deep certainty that the way of the monk and path of the artist make a difference in the world. What […]
St. Enda – New Dancing Monk Icon ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, We are in the process of sharing our four new Irish saints which Marcy Hall has painted, inspired by my new book forthcoming this fall – The Soul’s Slow Ripening: Twelve Celtic Practices for Seekers of the Sacred (through Ave Maria Press.) Each of the twelve chapters includes a story of […]
Dancing Monk Icons
Dancing Monk Icons Abbey of the Arts commissioned artist Marcy Hall of Rabbit Room Arts to create 42 stunning icons depicting various monks, mystics, and saints. 14 of these are specifically Irish saints. View Icons ORDER HIGH-QUALITY PRINTS Click the images to see them larger. Order Prints Clare of Assisi “We become what we love […]
New John of the Cross dancing monk icon ~ A love note from your online abbess
O night! O guide! O night more loving than the dawn! O night that joined The lover with the Beloved; Transformed, the lover into the Beloved drawn! —excerpt from John of the Cross’ prayer (contemporary musician Loreena McKennitt has a beautiful song with these words set to music) Dearest monks and artists, We have some […]
New Teresa of Avila Dancing Monk Icon ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, We have some new dancing monk icons which we will be sharing with you over the next few weeks. Artist Marcy Hall has been busy at work creating these delightful images. I love Spanish mystic St. Teresa of Avila’s very earthy spirituality, she is known for finding God among the pots […]
Join us for Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist ~ A love note from your online abbess
Dearest monks and artists, Be. Here. This Moment Now is all there is, don’t go seeking another. Discover the sacred in your artist’s tools, they are the vessels of the altar of your own unfolding. Look at this cup of holy water, washing clean the brushes. See the blank page, awaiting your blessing. Gaze on […]
The Sacred Art of Reading the World – Lectio Divina as a Life Practice ~ A love note from your online abbess
Dearest monks and artists, Lent will be upon us very soon and we are very excited to be offering an online retreat on lectio divina, the sacred art of reading the world which includes seven live sessions with me. While we first take up lectio to listen for the holy speaking through the scriptures, slowly […]