Monk in the World Guest Post: Elizabeth Brady
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Elizabeth Brady’s reflection “The Slow Unfurling of a Fiddlehead.” When I reflect on the question of how I live as a monk in the world I think of a fiddlehead. It is […]
Monk in the World: Kinship with Creation 6 – Reflection Questions and Closing Blessing ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
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 4: I commit to cultivating awareness of […]
Feast of Epiphany – Follow the Star
(From the Abbey Archives – by Christine Valters Paintner) The story of Epiphany is one of my favorite scripture stories as it offers us a series of powerful invitations. The last few lines of the gospel text, offer a template for an archetypal journey, that is, one we are all invited to make. We can […]
Monk in the World: Kinship with Creation 3 – Reflection + Audio ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
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 4: I commit to cultivating awareness of […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Jen Arendt
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Jen Arendt’s reflection, “A Whisper in the Wind.” As I sit in stillness in the sweet little oasis that I call my backyard, I am filled with joy to share the stirrings […]
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 […]