The Heart of Mysticism ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
“The Christian of the future will be a mystic, or [s]he will not exist at all.” —Karl Rahner, Theological Investigations Dearest monks and artists, In a week we begin our 14-week online companion journey through my book The Love of Thousands: How Angels, Saints, and Ancestors Walk With Us Toward Holiness. When we speak of the saints, […]
2023 Book Club Conversations
Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color Monthly Conversations on the Christian Mystical Tradition Order from Bookshop.org Order from Amazon.com Featured Book for November 2021 Soul Care in African American Practice by Barbara Peacock In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative. Now, more than ever, we need to pause?intentionally?and […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Adrianne Dyer
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Adrianne Dyer’s reflection Creator God As Artist. God has many names. Often when I look upon nature and my surroundings, I think or find myself saying, “Wow! Look at what God has […]
My Heart Feels Lean ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dear monks, artists, and pilgrims, On Friday, December 15th we are pleased to welcome Wisdom Council member and long-time forum facilitator Melissa Layer to lead us in the mini-retreat My Heart Feels Lean: Behold the Darkness, Cradle the Light. This will be a sanctuary space to be met with tenderness in these days of Advent and holy […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Mark Raphael
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Mark Raphael’s reflection “Lessons from an Ischemic Stroke: Achieving a Newfound Asceticism and Conversatio.” Stroke. The dreaded word that no 40-year old or their family wants to hear. On February 15, 2022 […]
Preparing for Advent + Prayer Cycle Day 7
Dear monks, artists, and pilgrims, Today we share the final two audio podcasts of our 7-day prayer cycle on the theme of The Love of Thousands. The theme for morning is on ancestral earth and deep time, honoring that our ancestors are not just our human kin, but the mountains whose minerals form our bones and […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Amy Oden
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Amy Oden’s reflection on the power of the contemplative stance during a time of disorientation. It hit me first in my stomach, a gut punch I was not braced for: news that […]