Lectio Divina: The Sacred Art of Reading the World
A 6-week online companion retreat to the book Lectio Divina — The Sacred Art: Transforming Words & Images into Heart-Centered Prayer. Guided by Christine & John Valters Paintner.
Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist starts tomorrow! ~ A love note from your online abbess
Dearest monks and artists, With our Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist online retreat starting tomorrow, I offer you these lovely and wise words from Sister Macrina Wiederkehr, who so generously wrote the preface to my book The Artist’s Rule: “When Benedict of Nursia abandoned his studies in Rome, he found his way […]
The World Begins to Flower ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, Beltane (which means bright fire) is another of the cross-quarter days, representing the mid-point between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice and it is often experienced at the height of spring. In Ireland it is considered to be the beginning of summer and the beginning of the light half of […]
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 52 stunning icons depicting various monks, mystics, and saints. 14 of these are specifically Irish saints. View Icons Order the Dancing Monk Feast Days Book ORDER HIGH-QUALITY PRINTS Click the images to see them larger. Order Prints Clare […]
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 […]