The Slow Response

Week 5: Obedience, Stability, Conversion

☀️ On committing to the creative life

Jul 13, 2026
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We’ve finished a whole month of Summer Art Club! Hopefully by now you’re feeling a little more settled in your creative and contemplative rhythms, whether you’ve done a little or a lot. This week we’re digging more into the Benedictine value of stability. You can join in any time by upgrading to a paid subscription.

“Catherine de Hueck Doherty says, ‘ You must understand that the poustinia (the Russian word for the place of solitude where one can communicate with God) begins in your heart…’ The poustinia is the inner monastery. Stability means not running away from yourself.” - Christine Valters Paintner

brown and gray stone stack on beach shore during daytime
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