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Day 4: Blessings of Our Ancestors & Healing the Wounds of Generations

Prayer Cycle / The Love of Thousands / Day 4 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Buy The Love of Thousands book Journey with the Companion Retreat Morning Prayer: Blessings of Our Ancestors OPENING PRAYERThis morning, let the great cloud of witnesses be as […]

Day 2: Wrestling with Angels & We Are All Called to Be Saints

Prayer Cycle / The Love of Thousands / Day 2 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Buy The Love of Thousands book Journey with the Companion Retreat Morning Prayer: Wrestling with Angels OPENING PRAYERWe pray this morning for those times when we are called […]

Day 1: Calling on the Archangels & Encountering Your Guardian Angel

Prayer Cycle / The Love of Thousands / Day 1 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Buy The Love of Thousands book Journey with the Companion Retreat Morning Prayer: Calling on the Archangels OPENING PRAYERWe gather this morning bringing our hearts to the love […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Jill Ore

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Jill Ore’s reflection and poem on the contemplative practice of restoring a lighthouse. An offshore lighthouse provides the perfect place, space, and atmosphere for cultivating a contemplative practice. Set apart from the […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Jean Wise

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Jean Wise’s reflection Linger with the Questions. For Christmas, my daughter gave me an online subscription to a story sharing software program. This package includes weekly story prompts for the recipient to […]

Monk in the World Guest Post: Valerie Hess

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series. Read on for Valerie Hess’s reflection on living fully as who God created her to be. Breathe. Breathe again. Stop. Look. Listen. Pay attention. You are in liminal space. Breathe. This battle is not for you to fight; […]