Monk in the World Guest Post: Jane Thorley Roeschley
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Jane Thorley Roeschley’s reflection “Give Me a Word.” I was introduced to the practice of choosing a “word of the year” by spiritual directees and others who were saying things like, “My word this […]
Nourishment in the Orchard ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Tomorrow, we begin a 7-week journey with the fairy tale The Handless Maiden! I mentioned in last week’s love note that I first fell in love with this story about 20 years ago and it continues to speak to me. It became woven into a profound series of synchronicities that […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: PattiJoy Posan
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for PattiJoy’s reflection and poem Introduction to Stillness. The poems in my Book of Hours trace the subtle movements of the day — not by clock or ritual, but by breath, presence, and […]
Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist
A 12-week companion retreat to the book The Artist’s Rule by Christine Valters Paintner with guest teachers to guide you on the contemplative and creative path.
Mourning Pages: The Write Way to Grieve
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, This Friday, September 18th, we are pleased to welcome Wisdom Council member and Lift Every Voice Book Club conversation partner Claudia Love Mair to lead us in the retreat Mourning Pages: The Write Way to Grieve. Below is a note from Claudia Love and an adapted excerpt from her forthcoming […]
Creation’s Call to Praise ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Our featured self-study this month is Earth, Our Original Monastery. This retreat companions my book and we updated this retreat last spring, adding all new content from Cassidhe Hart on writing your own earth psalter and Polly Paton-Brown on the spirituality of trees. There are also wonderful songs that go […]
Ignatian Contemplation ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
“For it is not knowing much, but realising and relishing things interiorly, that contents and satisfies the soul.” ~St. Ignatius of Loyola Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, This Friday, August 28th we are delighted to welcome Wisdom Council member Dena Jennings who will lead us in a retreat on Ignatian Contemplation—a means of seeking deeper understanding of […]