Practicing Presence
The Abbey Blog
Welcome to The Abbey Blog 2.0, so to speak. In addition to redesigning the website, we are revamping the blog. I’m delighted and humbled to take on the role of editor. My goal is to create and curate content in support of the mission of The Abbey and as a resource to those who visit.
We’ve titled the blog Practicing Presence, a title that could mean several things—creating an individual practice of presence, practicing (repeating, rehearsing) to get better at being present wherever we are, working together in community as a practice of presence to each other and the divine, or whatever these words might mean for you.
At Practicing Presence, we welcome submissions and are open to general submissions year-round. Several times a year we will have special calls for submissions around themed issues. General Submission Guidelines can be found here.
Practicing Presence is published weekly, on Wednesdays. You may subscribe if you’d like to be notified via email each time a new post publishes. Comments are welcome—both public comments on the blog itself as well as comments sent directly to me via email. You may reach me with comments, suggestions, and any feedback you’d like to share at [email protected].
I look forward to practicing presence with you as companions on the spiritual path.
Contemplative Trove: A Curated List of Spiritual Practice Opportunities
By Melanie P. Moore, et al. Each month, we publish a listing of upcoming contemplative and
The Peace Corps 60 Years Later: Were We Missionaries of the Social Gospel?
By Jim Kimmel Sixty years ago this spring, a week after I graduated with a degree
Contemplative Trove: A Curated List of Spiritual Practice Opportunities
By Melanie P. Moore, et al. Each month, we publish a listing of upcoming contemplative and
Naming and Reclaiming Women’s Stories from the Gospels: A Conversation with Claire McKeever-Burgett
By Melanie P. Moore with Judy Beene Myers Claire McKeever-Burgett’s Blessed Are the Women: Naming and
Finding Light in Poetry and Practice
A friend recently said, “Poetry saves lives.” I believe this to be true. These two poems
Contemplative Trove: A Curated List of Spiritual Practice Opportunities
By Melanie P. Moore, et. al. Each month, we publish a listing of upcoming contemplative and
Contemplative Trove: Spiritual Practice Opportunities in January and February
By Melanie P. Moore, et. al. Each month, we publish a listing of upcoming contemplative and
Reflecting on a Year of Practicing Presence
By Melanie P. Moore This time last year, The Abbey had just redesigned the website and,
Waiting in the Dark: An Advent and Winter Solstice Roundup
As we round the bend toward Christmas, having today emerged from the longest night of the