Monk in the World Guest Post: Jodi Blazek Gehr
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series. Read on for Jodi Blazek Gehr’s reflection on being a Benedictine oblate. St. Benedict is special to me for a few reasons. First, we share a birthday. I admit I was disappointed when I first discovered this. My parents had given […]
Hildy Tail: The Weary Prophet (1 Kings 19:1-10)
This week we are featuring one of our Hildy Tails. This series of essays were composed last year for our Sustainers Circle. They were dictated to John by the Abbey’s mascot, Hildy the Monk-ey. Hildy is a bit of a free spirit who likes to entertain and doesn’t normally feel constrained by conventional story structure […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Roy DeLeon, OblSB
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from Roy DeLeon. Roy is a fellow oblate at St. Placid Priory, dear friend of the Abbey, and presenter in the self-study retreat Exile and Coming Home. Read on for his reflection “An Oblate Artist.” On a cold, […]
The Inexpressible Delight of Love: St. Benedict of Nursia ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, Next Saturday I am delighted to be leading a retreat on one of my favorite monks and mystics, St. Benedict. This reflection is excerpted from my book Illuminating the Way: Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics: But as we progress in this way of life and in faith, we shall run on […]
Visionary, Warrior, Healer, Sage: Archetypes to Navigate an Unravelling World
May 8, 2023 – Jun 10, 2023 @ 4:00 pm IST – 5:00 pm IST –
with Christine Valters Paintner, Aisling Richmond, Jamie Marich, Melinda Thomas, Polly Paton-Brown, and Simon de Voil
Every day there is something happening to break our hearts. All around us the world seems to be unravelling at greater velocity. It can be an overwhelming place to be at times, but there are many resources available to help anchor us in a sense of steadiness and deeper wisdom to guide our responses. One of these resources is the archetypes, which are internal energies or patterns of being which appear across cultures.
Hildy Tail: Disfigured Saints (Brigid, Wilgefortis, & Dearbhla)
This week we are featuring one of our Hildy Tails. This series of essays were composed last year for our Sustainers Circle. They were dictated to John by the Abbey’s mascot, Hildy the Monk-ey. Hildy is a bit of a free spirit who likes to entertain and doesn’t normally feel constrained by conventional story structure […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Marianne Patrevito
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Marianne Patrevito’s reflection “Bits and Pieces.” I love art and the creative process. I love playing with paint and shreds of paper forming something, anything that is expressive. I came to art […]