“Our goal is to create a Beloved Community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” – Martin Luther King Jr Communities of Empowerment We invite you to join us for Communities of Empowerment, a 5-session series to explore what is evolving in our Community of Communities at Holy Wisdom. We are all interconnected. The first session will focus on the inner structure of our Holy Wisdom Community of Communities. This structure, of course, could be adapted within essentially any organization. Foremost is the necessity of identifying the elements, skills, ...
Centering Prayer Groups All are welcome to join our two centering prayer groups which meet on alternating Wednesdays. Both incorporate a short reading and time for silent prayer or meditation. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 7:00-8:00 pm Retreat & Guest House Room 10 Includes a short walking meditation in between periods of seated meditation For more information contact Barb Abbott, 608-284-7424 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 pm Monastery Oratory – Two, 20 minute periods of seated meditation with a 5 minute break For more information contact Carole Kretschman, 608-233-7390 We feel the presence of the Holy One even more strongly than when ...
Experience the seasonal beauty of Wisdom Prairie by coming out to explore the winter landscape. Experienced tour guides will lead small groups on routes of varying length through the restored prairies, savannas and woodlands of Holy Wisdom Monastery. If snow conditions permit, we will have some snowshoes available to borrow. All are welcome. Tour Guides Amy Alstad, along with several knowledgeable tour leaders from the Friends of Wisdom Prairie community will lead this winter tour. Amy Alstad is the director of land management and environmental education at Holy Wisdom Monastery. She has a PhD in prairie ecology from UW ...