New books coming in 2011
In the midst of my sorrow, waiting, and unknowing, there has also been great joy here at the Abbey. I am blessed to be able to dedicate a great deal of time to writing these days which makes my heart sing. While they are not due out until April and July 2011, there is a special […]
Invitation to Poetry: Autumn Blessings
Welcome to Poetry Party No. 47! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your poems or other reflections. Add your responses in the comments section. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one) […]
Spiritual Renewal in Times of Crisis
Patheos periodically offers a theoblogger challenge to respond to a question in 100 words or less. I wasn’t able to respond in time to be included in their list, but offer my response here. Stop by their website to see the other responses. Here is the prompt: Faced with an unexpected personal crisis, each of us […]
Sabbath Now
For the last two weeks there has been a funny thing happening with my calendar. Each day when I open my Outlook program a notice appears just like all of the other appointment reminders except this one says “Sabbath: Now.” I do have my Saturdays blocked off as Sabbath days and so somehow this entry […]
About Christine Valters Paintner
Christine Valters Paintner Table of Contents There are three identities I currently hold dear Poet: I look beneath the surface to find beauty in all things and then offer that back to others. I seek to cultivate this kind of presence in the midst of ordinary life, finding poems everywhere. Hermit: Silence nourishes me deeply […]
Holy Pause: The Practice of Retreat
Last Friday and Saturday I was at St. Placid Priory leading a workshop and a retreat. Much of my work is leading retreats – and while I spend a lot of time designing the flow of experiences, ultimately it is about creating and holding sacred space for others. On retreat the invitation is to cross […]
Practicing Resurrection through the Elements
Our Easter Season E-Course is underway and it is a joy to guide others through the practice of praying with water, wind, earth, and fire as vessels for awareness of the ways God moves through the world. This first week’s focus is on wind. Click the links below for some blog posts written by participants: […]