Called to Create and Illuminate
Saint Andrew's Abbey 31001 N. Valyermo Road, Valyermo, CA, United StatesA Call to Catholic artists to use their gifts to bring his light into the world. This retreat will guide the artist into a […]
A Benedictine Monastery
A Call to Catholic artists to use their gifts to bring his light into the world. This retreat will guide the artist into a […]
This week-long memoir writing workshop with award-winning author Heather King offers a unique opportunity to reflect, write, and grow. Designed for writers at any stage, the workshop emphasizes the value […]
During this workshop, we will celebrate together the Solemnity of Saint Benedict at Mass and the Divine Office, and we will discover in his Rule a guide for spiritual progress […]
This intensive icon painting workshop will provide an opportunity to experience the process of icon painting. Participants will learn traditional iconographic techniques, working with egg tempera on gesso and the […]
Our modern culture places a high value on non-fiction, deeming it to be the “reality” while largely minimizing or dismissing the rich source of meaning that can be found in […]
¿Añoras unos días de tranquilidad emocional y espiritual? ¿Buscas unos momentos de silencio en tu vida? ¿Sientes la necesidad de estar a solas con el Señor a través de […]
Join us as we reflect on the life and times of Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a brilliant philosopher and poet, a mystic and searcher of the truth, and a […]
This retreat will introduce the spiritual vision of well-known medieval monks and nuns. Highlighted individuals will include the Cistercians Bernard of Clairvaux and William of St. Thierry, alongside the […]
In the Benedictine tradition the Sacred Scriptures have always been at the center. In the whole of the Bible, and especially while chanting the Book of Psalms, Benedictines […]
In the early Church, and especially in the Christian monastic tradition, the result of deepening relationship with Christ was often described as “blessedness” (sometimes translated as “happiness”) […]
The Rule of Saint Benedict asks us to go inward and to cultivate a gentle pace and slow rhythm, listening not to external sounds but to God’s presence with […]