The Sacred Art of Doll Making + New Dancing Monk Icon ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, This Saturday, September 10th, Wisdom Council Member Polly Paton-Brown is leading a retreat on Praying with Poppets: Rediscovering the Sacred Art of Doll Making. Polly worked for many years as a psychotherapist and trainer in the field of trauma. More recently, her focus has been on helping people explore their spirituality and prayer using […]
Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color – September Video Discussion and Book Group Materials Now Available
Join Abbey of the Arts for a monthly conversation on how increasing our diversity of perspectives on contemplative practice can enrich our understanding and experience of the Christian mystical tradition. Christine Valters Paintner is joined by author Claudia Love Mair for a series of video conversations. Each month they take up a new book by or about a […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: CJ Shelton
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for CJ Shelton’s reflection Reclaiming Our Sense of the Sacred. On summer mornings I often wake to the sound of birds singing their first tentative greetings to the dawn’s early light, the soft […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Julie Ferraro
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Julie Ferraro’s reflection “As Observer and Participant.” Over the course of 30 years, I’ve visited many Benedictine monasteries – as well as Trappist – across the United States. From the first time […]
St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Contemplative Path ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, I am excited that we have been adding to our dancing monk icon series! We had paused for a while but now the creative juices and inspiration is flowing again and Marcy is hard at work. I am not sure when or if cards will be available (we are doing […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Jamie Marich
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Wisdom Council member Jamie Marich’s reflection and poem on healing spiritual wounds. Jamie will be leading a mini-retreat on Healing the Wounds of Spiritual Abuse on Saturday, August 20th. Several years ago […]
Yoga with Melinda: Yin/Yang Yoga for Sabbath & Rest
Jun 22, 2023 @ 3:00 pm IST – 4:00 pm IST –
with Melinda Thomas
In our Abbey yoga classes Melinda blends principles of Benedictine and inclusive spirituality with gentle, fluid asanas (yoga postures) for an experience of contemplative movement. Two blocks, a strap or scarf, and a blanket are recommended. No prior yoga background necessary. All bodies welcome.