Table of Contents
Foreword Macrina Wiederkehr xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: Claiming Monastic Gifts for Creative Living 1
Week 1 Establishing a Creative, Contemplative Practice 9
Week 2 Exploring Your Inner Monk and Inner Artist 25
Week 3 Sacred Tools and Sacred Space 37
Week 4 Sacred Rhythms for Creative Renewal 49
Week 5 Obedience, Stability, Conversion: Commitment to the Creative Life 69
Week 6 Humility: Embracing Your Imperfections and Limitations 81
Week 7 Inner Hospitality and Welcoming the Stranger 95
Week 8 Creative Community 109
Week 9 Nature as Source of Revelation and Inspiration 121
Week 10 Simplicity: Creative Asceticism and Learning When to Let Go 129
Week 11 Creative Work as Vocation and Holy Service 139
Week 12 Creating an Artist's Rule of Life 151
Conclusion: The Artist and Monk are One 161
Resources 163
Index: Creative Exercises and Meditations 167
Index: Lectio Divina Passages 171
