Podcast appearances and mentions of Mary C Earle

Sunday, Feb 9: Fifth Sunday of EpiphanyEphesians 3:14-21; Psalm 85; Luke 5:1-11"Each act of giving offers you the grace to be moved off center, to allow God to be at the center of all you are and all that you have. When this begins to happen, you become more fully human. You grow in the image and likeness of God." -Mary C. Earle

Bible Readings: Nehemiah 2 (NIV and MSG); Proverbs 16:2-3 (MSG); Matthew 6:8 (TPT), 7:7 (NIV); Philippians 4:19 (NIV) Prayer: From You It Came, in the Carmina Gadelica, III, 59-61 Each thing I have received, from You it came,Each thing for which I hope, from Your love it will come,Each thing I enjoy, it is of Your bounty,Everything I ask, comes of Your disposing. Holy God, Loving Father, of the word everlasting,Grant me to have of You this living prayer:Lighten my understanding, kindle my will, begin my doing,Incite my love, strengthen my weakness, enfold my desire. Cleanse my heart, make holy my soul, confirm my faith,Keep safe my mind and compass my body about;As I utter my prayer from my mouth,In my own heart may I feel Your presence.  Reference:The Carmina Gadelica, III, 59-61, cited in Mary C. Earle, 2012, Celtic Christian Spirituality: Essential writings – with Introduction and commentary.

Bible Readings: Psalm 118:1-29 (MSG); Matthew 21:33-45; Mark 12:1-11; Luke 9:9-19; Acts 4:1-12; 1 Peter 1:3, 2:4-6; Old Celtic Blessing:God's blessing be yours,And well may it befall you;Christ's blessing be yours,And well be you entreated;Spirit's blessing be yours,And well spend you your lives,Each Day that you rise up,Each night that you lie down. Reference:The Carmina Gadelica, III, 211, cited in Mary C. Earle, 2012, Celtic Christian Spirituality.

Earth Monastery Prayer Cycle Home Page https://abbeyofthearts.com/about/prayer-cycle/ Credits: All songs and texts used with permission Opening Prayer written by Christine Valters Paintner Opening Song: Turn Me Earth by Peter Mayer First Reading from John Scotus Eriugena. Quoted in Mary C. Earle. Celtic Christian Spirituality: Essential Writings -- Annotated & Explained SkyLight Paths Publishing (2011) p. 75. Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan Interpretation of Psalm 147 by Rev. Christine Robinson Second Reading from Bernard of Clairvaux. Quoted in Epistola CVI, sect. 2; translation from Edward Churton The Early English Church (1840) p. 324. Prayers of Concern written by Polly Burns Sung Response by Betsey Beckman Closing Song: Song of Brigid by Laura Ash Closing Blessing: Earth as the Original Scripture written by Christine Valters Paintner Please note: All of the Opening and Closing Songs are published on CDs in the Abbey of the Arts collection. In addition, these songs have accompanying gesture prayers and/or dances created by Betsey Beckman that can be found on the corresponding DVD (each album has a DVD companion). The Psalm Opening, Doxology, and the Response to the Prayers of Concern also have accompanying congregational gestures. The audio and video recordings of these are available at AbbeyoftheArts.com.

Bible readings: Psalm 23; Isaiah 35:3; Proverbs 3:23; Isaiah 50:10Prayer for when you struggle:God before me, God behind me,God above me, God beneath me.I am on your path, O God.You, O God, on my way.In the twistings of the road,In the currents of the river,Be with me by dayBe with me by nightBe with me by day and night.Old Gaelic prayer: As the rain hides the stars, as the autumn mist hides the hills, as the clouds veil the blue of the sky, so the dark happenings of my lot hide the shining of thy face from me. Yet, if I may hold thy hand in the darkness, it is enough. Since I know that, though I may stumble in my going, thou dost not fall.References:J. Philip Newell, 1997, Celtic Prayers from Iona.Mary C. Earle, 2012, Celtic Christian Spirituality. AUDIO:EWA Audio2.4 Walking on the Rough Track.mp3

Christine Valters Paintner — an American expatriate living in the west of Ireland — joins us on Encoutering Silence to explore the intersections of silence, spirituality, contemplation, creativity, and living as a monk in the real world. Author, poet, spiritual director, and Benedictine Oblate Christine Valters Paintner serves as the online Abbess at www.AbbeyoftheArts.com, a virtual monastery without walls. She is the author of twelve books on spirituality, contemplative practice, and creative expression, including: The Artist’s Rule, The Eyes of the Heart, The Wisdom of the Body, and The Soul’s Slow Ripening. Next year Paraclete Press will publish her collection of poetry, Dreaming of Stones. I started to realize how photography has a lot of violence in its language — so there's capturing, shooting, taking... the way that we interact with photography is very much about seizing the movement in this kind of violent way. What if when we were with our camera, we looked at it as receiving a gift, rather than taking something? — Christine Valters Paintner Drawing connections between her life experience as an introvert and her early spiritual formation shaped by Jesuit education and the wisdom of St. Benedict and St. Hildegard of Bingen, Christine shares how a silent retreat inspired her to find the silent, contemplative dimension of artistry, poetry, movement — as well as winter time as a powerful season for contemplative rest and unknowing which is its own contribution to the creative process. I find that creative work is a lot about just giving ourselves permission to make mistakes, and to have fun, and to do things that we maybe haven't done since we were a child, and there is a lot of freedom that comes with that. — Christine Valters Paintner She reflects on how the experience of grieving, living with an autoimmune illness, and embracing our embodied selves, are some of the many portals through which the mystery of contemplative silence has invited her — and can invite all of us — into stillness and unknowing, and into finding ourselves in the present moment. Christine offers a special treat at the end of our conversation — she reads a never-before-published poem of hers, "Saint Francis and the Grasshopper." I believe in the revolutionary power of stillness and spaciousness, and of practicing presence to life's unfolding. I believe this commitment can change the world. — Christine Valters Paintner Some of the authors and resources mentioned in this episode: Christine Valters Paintner, The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom; Christine Valters Paintner, The Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice; Christine Valters Paintner, The Wisdom of the Body: A Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women; Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred. Christine Valters Paintner, Dreaming of Stones: Poems Christine Valters Paintner, Lectio Divina: The Sacred Art Saint Benedict, The Rule of Saint Benedict Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Selected Writings Mary C. Earle, Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness Mary C. Earle, Days of Grace: Meditations and Practices for Living with Illness Mary C. Earle, Broken Body, Healing Spirit: Lectio Divina and Living with Illness Reginald Ray, Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization in the Body Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Desert Mothers and Fathers, Early Christian Wisdom Sayings Denise Levertov, The Collected Poems Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems David Whyte, River Flow: New and Selected Poems Billy Collins, Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems Thomas Merton, Collected Poems of Thomas Merton Saint Francis of Assisi, In His Own Words: The Essential Writings When I do spend that time in silence and solitude,

Christine Valters Paintner — an American expatriate living in the west of Ireland — joins us on Encoutering Silence to explore the intersections of silence, spirituality, contemplation, creativity, and living as a monk in the real world. Author, poet, spiritual director, and Benedictine Oblate Christine Valters Paintner serves as the online Abbess at www.AbbeyoftheArts.com, a virtual monastery without walls. She is the author of twelve books on spirituality, contemplative practice, and creative expression, including: The Artist’s Rule, The Eyes of the Heart, The Wisdom of the Body, and The Soul’s Slow Ripening. Next year Paraclete Press will publish her collection of poetry, Dreaming of Stones. I started to realize how photography has a lot of violence in its language — so there's capturing, shooting, taking... the way that we interact with photography is very much about seizing the movement in this kind of violent way. What if when we were with our camera, we looked at it as receiving a gift, rather than taking something? — Christine Valters Paintner Drawing connections between her life experience as an introvert and her early spiritual formation shaped by Jesuit education and the wisdom of St. Benedict and St. Hildegard of Bingen, Christine shares how a silent retreat inspired her to find the silent, contemplative dimension of artistry, poetry, movement — as well as winter time as a powerful season for contemplative rest and unknowing which is its own contribution to the creative process. I find that creative work is a lot about just giving ourselves permission to make mistakes, and to have fun, and to do things that we maybe haven't done since we were a child, and there is a lot of freedom that comes with that. — Christine Valters Paintner She reflects on how the experience of grieving, living with an autoimmune illness, and embracing our embodied selves, are some of the many portals through which the mystery of contemplative silence has invited her — and can invite all of us — into stillness and unknowing, and into finding ourselves in the present moment. Christine offers a special treat at the end of our conversation — she reads a never-before-published poem of hers, "Saint Francis and the Grasshopper." I believe in the revolutionary power of stillness and spaciousness, and of practicing presence to life's unfolding. I believe this commitment can change the world. — Christine Valters Paintner Some of the authors and resources mentioned in this episode: Christine Valters Paintner, The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom; Christine Valters Paintner, The Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice; Christine Valters Paintner, The Wisdom of the Body: A Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women; Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred. Christine Valters Paintner, Dreaming of Stones: Poems Christine Valters Paintner, Lectio Divina: The Sacred Art Saint Benedict, The Rule of Saint Benedict Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Selected Writings Mary C. Earle, Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness Mary C. Earle, Days of Grace: Meditations and Practices for Living with Illness Mary C. Earle, Broken Body, Healing Spirit: Lectio Divina and Living with Illness Reginald Ray, Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization in the Body Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Desert Mothers and Fathers, Early Christian Wisdom Sayings Denise Levertov, The Collected Poems Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems David Whyte, River Flow: New and Selected Poems Billy Collins,