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Day 7: Creative Joy

Prayer Cycle / Monk in the World / Day 7 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Access the free Monk in the World course Subscribe to our newsletter to gain access! Sign Up Here Morning Prayer https://vimeo.com/645250761 OPENING PRAYER We rise this morning and […]

Day 6: Conversion

Prayer Cycle / Monk in the World / Day 6 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Access the free Monk in the World course Subscribe to our newsletter to gain access! Sign Up Here Morning Prayer OPENING PRAYER As we begin a new day, […]

Day 3: Community

Prayer Cycle / Monk in the World / Day 3 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Access the free Monk in the World course Subscribe to our newsletter to gain access! Sign Up Here Morning Prayer OPENING PRAYER We gather this morning to commit […]

Day 1: Silence & Solitude

Prayer Cycle / Monk in the World / Day 1 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Access the free Monk in the World course Subscribe to our newsletter to gain access! Sign Up Here Morning Prayer OPENING PRAYER We gather this morning to create […]

Spring (or Autumn) Equinox and Sacred Time ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess

Dearest monks and artists, As the wheel of the year turns to the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere (and autumn equinox in the southern hemisphere) I invite you to deepen your relationship to the sacred rhythms of nature and the cosmos with its blossoming, fruitfulness, release, and rest. To become fully present to these […]

Hildy Tales 8: Craic agus Ceol ~ by John Valters Paintner

Hello, gentle readers! This series of 12 essays were composed during John & Christine’s Jubilee Year (which began pre-pandemic, but some of which was written during varying degrees of lockdown). 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 […]

Dancing with Fear in Troubled Times ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess

Dearest monks and artists, On March 13, 2021 I am really excited to be co-leading a Zoom retreat with Dr. Jamie Marich on Dancing with Fear in Troubled Times. Jamie is a trauma therapist (among many other gifts) and one of our wisdom council members. Here she shares about Vulnerability and Spirituality: The Journey Out […]