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Christine Valters Paintner

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Christine Valters Paintner, PhD is the online Abbess at AbbeyoftheArts.com, a virtual monastery and global community. She is the author of over 20 books on contemplative practice and creative expression including three collections of poetry. She lives in Galway, Ireland where she leads online retreats with her husband John. Christine is a Benedictine oblate, living out her commitment as a monk in the world.

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Monk in the World Guest Post: Melinda Emily Thomas

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Abbey Program Coordinator Melinda Thomas’s reflection on her new book Elements of Being: A Spiritual Memoir in Verse.

The poems started out of necessity. I wanted to write and had a story to tell but very little time. While I could not sustain the energy needed to write a

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	The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom 4.27 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soul's Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred 4.32 avg rating — 225 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within 4.35 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice 4.15 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements 4.29 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lectio Divina the Sacred Art: Transforming Words & Images Into Heart-Centered Prayer 4.10 avg rating — 155 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings―Annotated & Explained 4.25 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth, Our Original Monastery: Cultivating Wonder and Gratitude through Intimacy with Nature 4.49 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Different Kind of Fast: Feeding Our True Hungers in Lent by Christine Valters Paintner (Goodreads Author), Kreg Yingst (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 106 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of the Body: A Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women 4.32 avg rating — 88 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“And don't we all, with fierce hunger, crave a cave of solitude, a space of deep listening—full of quiet darkness and stars, until finally we hear a syllable of God echoing in the cave of our hearts? —MACRINA WIEDERKEHR”
― Christine Valters Paintner, The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom

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“The desert is also a place where we can face our own demons and shadows and be cleansed of them.”
― Christine Valters Paintner, Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements

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“The [sun and moon] provide us with different-appearing worlds, which in turn form our two different minds; the one that reasons and the one that dreams.”
― Christine Valters Paintner, Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements

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