Monk in the World Guest Post: Christine Davis
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Christine Davis’s reflection and poem Life to Life. In recent years, after deaths and losses, changes and griefs, I’ve moved farther and farther away from the traditional dogma I was raised under, […]
The Wisdom of Our Wounds: Chronic Illness and Spirituality – Lent Retreat
Feb 10, 2027 – Mar 27, 2027 @ 3:30 pm GMT – 4:30 pm GMT –
with Christine Valters Paintner and guest teachers
Join us for this 6-week series where we explore the ways spirituality can help to sustain us and how the experience of chronic illness can be a profound source of wisdom for how we live in the world.
Practicing Resurrection: An Embodied Pilgrimage for the Easter Season
Mar 28, 2027 – May 16, 2027 @ 3:30 pm IST – 5:00 pm IST –
with Christine Valters Paintner, Lisha Epperson, and Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
This lyrical and practical retreat is for seekers longing for both beauty and clarity: those who yearn for poetry and presence yet also want tangible steps to nurture their spiritual life. This 50-day retreat reminds us that resurrection is not a distant promise but a living energy–one that calls us to joy, courage, and love in the midst of a complex world.
Monk in the World Guest Post: Elaine Breckenridge
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Elaine Breckenridge’s reflection An Expanding Pentecost. “Suddenly from heaven, there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind…and divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them and they were filled […]
Holy Resistance: Becoming Mystics and Prophets ~ Advent Retreat
Nov 29, 2026 – Dec 25, 2026 @ 4:00 pm GMT – 6:00 pm GMT –
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, Coke Tani, Felicia Murrell, Jo-ed Tome, and Te Martin
Join us for a transformative four-week Advent journey exploring how four wise mystics of the 20th century Howard Thurman, Simone Weil, Dorothy Day, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer speak their own words of holy resistance to our times.
Hope in Dark Times: Imbolc and Brigid Mini-Retreat
Jan 29, 2027 @ 4:00 pm GMT – 6:00 pm GMT –
with Cassidhe Hart, Polly Paton-Brown, and Simon de Voil
Step through the portals of song and story, poetry and prayer to meet with Brigid and welcome her to the Hearth of your own heart, as we gather together to remember old traditions and find new meaning for our time.
Samhain: A Mini-Retreat Journey with the Ancestors
Oct 30, 2026 @ 3:00 pm GMT – 5:00 pm GMT –
with Betsey Beckman, Kayce Stevens Hughlett, and Te Martin
Join us at the potent threshold of Samhain and the Feasts of All Saints and Souls for a playful and soul-filled journey through the expressive arts to explore how ancestors enhance our spiritual lives.