Centering Prayer
Nov 16, 2022 @ 5:00 pm GMT – 6:30 pm GMT – Wednesday, November 16, 2022 5-6:30pm Ireland12-1:30pm Eastern9am-10:30am Pacific Register Now Program Description Centering Prayer is a method of Christian meditation that places a strong emphasis on interior silence or stillness. The modern movement in Christianity can be traced to three Trappist monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, in the 1970s: Fr. William Meninger, Fr. […]
Teresa of Avila and Deepening Intimacy with the Divine ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, We began our Mystical Heart 10-month series of retreats on Love as a Creative Force in September with St. Hildegard of Bingen on her feast. This month we are delighted to be hosting the wonderful Claudia Love Mair (who is my Lift Every Voice book club conversation partner and a gifted writer) […]
Virtual Pilgrimage
October 31 – November 8, 2022 Gathering at Samhain with Saints Kevin, Ita, and Enda with Christine Valters Paintner and Simon de Voil And guest teachers Betsey Beckman, Deirdre Ní Chinnéide, Dara Molloy, Pius Murray, Mary Mc Laughlin, Órla Mc Govern, Fr. Michael Rodgers, Pádraigín Clancy, and Mícheál ‘Moley’ Ó Súilleabháin + Forum Facilitator Melissa Layer Register […]
Virtual Pilgrimage
October 31 – November 8, 2022 Gathering at Samhain with Saints Kevin, Ita, and Enda with Christine Valters Paintner and Simon de Voil And guest teachers Betsey Beckman, Deirdre Ní Chinnéide, Dara Molloy, Pius Murray, Mary Mc Laughlin, Órla Mc Govern, Fr. Michael Rodgers, Pádraigín Clancy, and Mícheál ‘Moley’ Ó Súilleabháin + Forum Facilitator Melissa Layer Register […]
A Monk in the World: A Day of Contemplation, Creativity, and Connection
Feb 5, 2023 @ 9:00 am EST – 4:30 pm EST – THIS EVENT IS CANCELED Register Now Program Description “I commit to cultivating community by finding kindred spirits along the path, soul friends with whom I can share my deepest longings, and mentors who can offer guidance and wisdom for the journey.” – Abbey of the Arts Monk Manifesto: Third PrincipleCommunity is a foundational principle of […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Sharon Johnson
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series. Read on for Sharon Dawn Johnson’s reflection, “The Green-Beaded Branch.” ‘Mary as the greenest branch.’ At the moment of reading this startling phrase, an image of a green-beaded branch appears in my mind’s eye – and issues an […]
Join Us For The Mystical Heart and Hildegard ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
St. Hildegard Strolls Through the Garden Luminous morning, Hildegard gazes at the array of blooms, holding in her heart the young boy with a mysterious rash, the woman reaching menopause, the newly minted widower, and the black Abbey cat with digestive issues who wandered in one night and stayed. New complaints arrive each day. She […]