Featured Poet: Bethany Reid
Last spring we launched a series with poets whose work we love and want to feature and will continue it moving forward. Our next poet is Bethany Reid whose work is centered on memory, caregiving, loss and wings. Read her poetry and discover more about the connections she makes between poetry and the sacred. Listen to […]
Featured Poet: Tania Runyan
Last spring we launched a series with poets whose work we love and want to feature and will continue it moving forward. Our next poet is Tania Runyan whose work is centered on grappling with biblical themes and contradictions. Read her poetry and discover more about the connections she makes between poetry and the sacred. Man […]
Monk in the World 3: Community ~ Reflection by Christine + AUDIO
Dear monks, artists and pilgrims During this Jubilee year of sabbatical we are revisiting our Monk Manifesto by moving slowly through the Monk in the World retreat materials together every Sunday. Each week will offer new reflections on the theme and every six weeks will introduce a new principle. Principle Three: I commit to cultivating community by finding kindred […]
Christine’s Prayer Practice
Dear monks, artists and pilgrims, Blessings during this month of remembrance (November) when the veil between worlds is considered to be especially thin and we honor the ancestors of blood and spirit. I love this time of year, especially because we are actively reminded in both Celtic and Christian traditions that we have the love […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Kirsten Murray-Borbjerg
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Kirsten Murray-Borbjerg’s reflection on God revealed through the stranger. I most often meet God as revealed through the stranger while dancing like a broken windup toy. Dancing is probably not a passion […]
Monk In the World: Community 2 – Scripture Reflection by John ~ A Love Note from Your Online Prior
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, During this Jubilee year of sabbatical we are revisiting our Monk Manifesto by moving slowly through the Monk in the World retreat materials together every Sunday. Each week will offer new reflections on the theme and every six weeks will introduce a new principle. Principle Three: I commit to cultivating community by finding kindred […]
Featured Poet: Br. Paul Quenon
Last spring we launched a series with poets whose work we love and want to feature and will continue it moving forward. Our next poet is Paul Quenon whose work is inspired by his monastic community, the natural environment, and most recently, personal experiences in meditation.Read his poetry and discover more about the connections he […]