A Different Kind of Fast Lenten Retreat
A 7 week companion retreat to the book by Christine Valters Paintner. This program is designed to be a Lenten retreat but the material is available any time.
Monk in the World Guest Post: Betty Vandervest
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Betty Vandervest ‘s reflection Flowing with the Holy Spirit. I believe the act of creating artwork is tapping into the Divine. The Holy Spirit is with me as I move into the […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Maureen Callahan Smith
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Maureen Callahan Smith’s reflection and poem on grief and grace. Many of us are called to be caretakers of loved ones and know well the strength and internal resources it can involve. I […]
Orphan, Fool, Sovereign, Prophet: Creating New Beginnings in Times of Unraveling
A 4 week retreat with Christine Valters Paintner and guest teachers exploring the archetypes of the orphan, fool, sovereign, and prophet.
Monk in the World Guest Post: Judith Jessop
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Judith Jessop’s reflection on solitude and community. A sabbatical is a precious gift. In my tradition it arrives like clockwork every 7 years for those in ordained ministry. The gift needs handling […]
Imbolc and Brigid Blessing ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Imbolc and Brigid Blessing*Spirit of the rumbling ground,help us attune our ears to the renewal taking formbeneath the winter earth,snowdrops and crocusesin white and purple-petaled wonder,hedgehogs and bearsbeginning to stir from sleep.Let Brigid be our guideas we navigate the way from rest to slow emergence,support us in nourishing the fragile seeds of possibility.May her birds, […]
Mary as Mother of Mercy
I was inspired to share this reflection on Mary as Mother of Mercy by the brave words of Bishop Mariann Budde speaking truth to power: Holy Mary, mother of us all,we see a world filled with violence toward one another,we ask for mercy.We see children and the elderly dwelling in poverty,we ask for mercy.We see […]
