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Sustainers Circle 2024-2025

Sep 6, 2024 @ All Day –

Program runs August 2024 – June 2025

At Abbey of the Arts we celebrate financial accessibility and strive to make all of our programs available to those who long to participate. We want to gather a core circle of financial supporters for the 2024-2025 academic year to help keep our offerings and our community open and accessible to all who desire a contemplative and creative life.

Soul of a Pilgrim Video Prayer Cycle Day 7 ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess

Dearest monks and artists, Today we release the final day of the Soul of a Pilgrim video podcasts on the theme of Coming Home. We hope you enjoy these resources which we offer as a free gift to this wondrous community. If you are able to offer financial support so we can continue creating these resources, please click here. We are […]

Seven Gates of Mystical Wisdom: A Pilgrimage to the Heart’s Deep Core Lent Retreat

Mar 5, 2025 – Mar 6, 2025 @ 4:00 pm GMT – 6:00 pm GMT –

with Christine Valters Paintner, Betsey Beckman, Polly Paton-Brown, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and guest teachers

Join us for the sacred season of Lent when we dive into the wisdom of seven medieval women mystics: Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Avila, Hildegard of Bingen, Clare of Assisi, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Angela of Foligno, and Margery Kempe. There is one opening Zoom session on Ash Wednesday, March 5th. The remainder of the retreat is a combination of written and pre-recorded material paired with a facilitated discussion forum.

A Midwinter God: Encountering the Divine in Seasons of Darkness

Jan 20, 2025 @ 3:00 pm GMT – 4:00 pm GMT –

with Christine Valters Paintner, Aisling Richmond, Jamie Marich, Simon de Voil, and guest teachers

Our western culture denies the reality of difficult feelings, demonizes the experience of darkness, and rejects the invitation of winter to move into a place of unknowing and mystery. Through live sessions, somatic exploration, mindful movement, written reflections, and creative practice we will cultivate an ability to be with life’s questions.

Centering Prayer

Jan 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm GMT – 6:00 pm GMT –

with Therese Taylor-Stinson

Centering Prayer is a method of Christian meditation that places a strong emphasis on interior silence or stillness. Our time together will include checking in, teaching on a theme to inspire contemplation drawn from a wide variety of sources, time in silence together, and reflection.

Winter Solstice Holy Pause

Dec 20, 2024 @ 4:00 pm GMT – 6:00 pm GMT –

with Christine Valters Paintner, Simon de Voil, and Deirdre Ní Chinnéide

Join us on the Winter Solstice to celebrate this threshold moment when the sun stands still and the earth tilts from growing darkness to growing light again. Through ritual, song, teaching, meditation, and sharing we will create a holy pause in the rush toward the holidays when we can listen deeply to the voice of the Holy One whispering within us.