Earth, Our Original Monastery: The Cathedral of Forest and Mountain
Sometimes when I work with retreat groups, I start by having them engage in a simple storytelling exercise called babbling,1 in which retreatants pair…
Christine Valters Paintner
Christine Valters Paintner, PhD is a Benedictine oblate living in the west of Ireland where she and her husband lead pilgrimages and writing retreats for Abbey of the Arts, a global virtual monastery cultivating contemplative practice and creative expression. She is the author of 14 books including Earth, Our Original Monastery: Cultivating Wonder and Gratitude through Intimacy with Nature (Ave Maria Press, April 2020) and her second collection of poems, The Wisdom of Wild Grace, will be published by Paraclete Press in fall 2020. You can read more of her writing at AbbeyoftheArts.com.