Monk in the World Guest Post: Roger Butts
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Roger Butts’s reflection and poem I Will Look. And I Will Sing. After decades of playing tennis, my knees hurt. After being in the car driving down a Colorado interstate, my back […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Katharine Donovan Kane

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Katharine Donovan Kane’s reflection In Search of the Ordinary Mystic. I’m a mystic. It sounds right to say but none-the-less it feels uncomfortable. In my family’s Catholic heritage, I learned that only […]
Day 7: Ancestral Earth and Deep Time & The Love of Thousands
Prayer Cycle / The Love of Thousands / Day 7 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: Ancestral Earth and Deep Time OPENING PRAYER We are descended from thousands of generations of people, […]
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 PRAYER This morning, let the great cloud of witnesses be […]
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 https://vimeo.com/1020638474 OPENING PRAYER We pray this morning for those times when we […]
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 PRAYER We gather this morning bringing our hearts to the […]
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 […]