VIRTUAL monastERY archives

Welcome to the "Monastic Archive" section of this website. Here is where you can access archives from our Virtual Monastery page. We hope you will find these resources useful as you travel deeper along your spiritual journey. Many of the archives will be indexed by the biblical verse, holiday (Advent, Easter, Lent, Christmas) and miscellaneous themes. A couple of additional resources include:  The 12 Marks of the New Monasticism and The Monastic Schedule to aid you in deepening your practice.

Verse

• Acts 2:21 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Acts 10: 34-43, Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24, Matthew 28: 1-10 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Acts 10:44-48 & Acts 1:1-11 - Gill Guerrero
• Acts 8:26-40 - Gill Guerrero
• Amos 5: 18-24, Psalm 78:1-7, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 25:1-13 - Rev. Dr. David Breeden
• 1 Corinthians 3: 1-9 - Rev. Betsy Scheuerman
• 1 Corinthians 13 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• 2 Corinthians 3:12 - 4:2 - Ed Boella
• 2 Corinthians 4: 15-18, Psalm 138:3, Mark 3: 28-29 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• 2 Corinthians 5:2-6:9 - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• Paul’s First Letter to the 1 Corinthians 19-25 - Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason
• 1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24) - Rev. Rosemarie C. Smurzynski
• 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a - Rev. Rosemarie C. Smurzynski
• 1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a - Rev. Rosemarie C. Smurzynski
• 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 - Rev. Rosemarie C. Smurzynski
• 2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9 - Rev. Naomi King
• 2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Mark 1:40-45 - Rev. Naomi King
• 1 Peter 3:13-22 (NRSV) - Rev. Dr. David Breeden
• 1 Timothy 1: 12-17 and Luke 15: 1-10 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• 1 Timothy 6: 17-19 and Jeremiah 32: 1-3a, 6-15 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• 1 Thessalonians 1:8-9 & Matthew 22:16b-22 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Deuteronomy 34 - Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot
• Ephesians 5: 8-14 & John 9: 1-41 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Exodus 32:1-4 & Philippians 4:1-3 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Ezekiel 34:15-16; 20-22, Psalm 100:3, Matthew 25:31-45 - Rev. Dr. David Breeden
• Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-10, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1:9-15 - Rev. Naomi King
• Genesis 42-45 - Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot
• Hosea 11 and 14 - Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot
• John 1 - Rev. Wallace W. Robbins
• Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11, 20c, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, Mark 1:29-39 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Isaiah 43:16-21 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Isaiah 43:16-21 - Miriam Pia
• Isaiah 52:8 - Rev. Mark Caggiano
• Isaiah 63:7-9 and Matthew 2:13-23 - Madelyn Campbell
• Isaiah 64:1-5, Psalm 80:1-3,17-19, 1 Corinthians 1:4-9, Mark 13:24-37 - Rev. Dr. David Breeden
• Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and Luke 16:1-13 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Jeremiah 18: 1-11 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Joel 2:1-2, 12-17, Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 51:1-17, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 - Rev. Naomi King
• John 1: 43-51 - Rev. Dr. Matt Tittle
• John 3:1-8 - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• John 4:5-42 (New International Version, ©2011) - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• John 5:2-9 - Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason
• John 6:24-35 - Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
• John 14:1-14 - Rev. Dr. David Breeden
• John 14:15-21 - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• John 17:6-19 - Gill Guerrero
• John 18:33-38 - Rev. Betsy Scheuerman
• John 20:19-23 - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• John 21:15-25 - Rev. Dr. David Breeden
• Judges 6:15 - Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot
• Judges 4:1-7, Psalm 123, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-5; 11, and Matthew 25:14-30 - Rev. Dr. David Breeden
• Luke 1:39-57 - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• Luke 1:47-55 - Rev. Rosemarie C. Smurzynski
• Luke 4:1-13 - Lent 1C by Chris Smith
• Luke 7:24-27 - Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason
• Luke 12:32-48 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Luke 13:10-17 - Rev. Eric Posa
• Luke 15:11-32 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Luke 19:1-10 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Mark 1: 1-8 and Psalm 29 - Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot
• Mark 1:14-20 - Rev. Dr. Matt Tittle
• Mark 3:31-35 - Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason
• Mark 5: 26-32 - Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
• Mark 9: 30-37 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Mark 9:30-37 - Rev. Roger Butts
• Mark 10:17-31 - Kristin Leigh Grassel
• Mark 10:17-31 - Rev. Dee Graham
• Mark 10:35-45 - Kristin Leigh Grassel
• Mark 10:46-52 - Kristin Leigh Grassel
• Mark 12: 38-44 & 13: 1-2 - Rev. Betsy Scheuerman
• Mark 13:1-8 - Rev. Betsy Scheuerman
• Mark 4:26-32 and Psalm 20 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Mark 4:35-41 - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• Mark 4:35-41 and Psalm 9: 9-10 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Matthew 1:18-25 - Kristin Grassel Schmidt
• Matthew 2: 1-12 - Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot
• Matthew 2:1-12; 22:37; 28:16-20 - Rev. Dr. Matt Tittle
• Matthew 5 - Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot
• Matthew 5:38-48 - Rev. Betsy Scheuerman
• Matthew 10:40-42 - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• Matthew 12:1-8 - Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason
• Matthew 17:1-9 (New International Version) - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• Matthew 25:31-46 - Rev. Dr. Matt Tittle
• Matthew 25-35 - Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot
• Matthew 28:1-10 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Matthew 28:16-20 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Matthew 28:16-20 - Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
• Micah 6:6-8 and Matthew 5:1-12 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Philippians 2:1-11 and Matthew 21: 1-11 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Philippians 3:8, Psalm 19: 7-10, Matthew 21:42 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Psalm 27 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Psalm 27:1. 4-9 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Psalm 40 (NIV) & 1 Corinthians 1:10f - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Psalm 90: 1-4, Deuteronomy 34: 4-5, Matthew 22: 37-40 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 & Matthew 2:1-12 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Psalm 107:4-7, Josua 3:7, Matthew 23:8-12 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Psalm 130 and John 11: 1-45 - Rev. Marguerite Sheehan
• Psalm 131 - Rev. Betsy Scheuerman
• Psalm:139 - Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
• Revelation 21:1-6a - Kristin Leigh Grassel
• Romans 15:4-13 - Rev. Elizabeth Scheuerman

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Past Advents

• First Week of Advent, Isaiah 9:2, (KJV) & Malachi 3:1, (UNMC Devotional) - Rev. Rob Robinson
• First Sunday of Advent, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 - Rev. Betsy Scheuerman
• Second Week of Advent, Isaiah 40:3-8 - Rev. Ro Robinson
• Second Sunday of Advent, Romans 15:4-13 - Rev. Elizabeth Scheuerman
• Second Sunday of Advent, Luke 1:68-79, Luke 3:1-6 and Philippians 1:1-11 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Third Week of Advent, Thessalonians 16-21, John 1:14 & 23, Exodus 34:2 - Rev. Rob Robinson
• Third Sunday of Advent, Luke 1:7-14 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Fourth Week of Advent, Luke 1:38 - Rev. Wallace W. Robbins
• Fourth Sunday of Advent, Luke 1:39-56 - Rev. Ron Robinson

Past Christmas

• Christmas Eve and Day, Luke 2 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Christmastide, John 1:1-5 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Christmas Week, John 1 - Rev. Wallace W. Robbins

Past Easters

• Easter, Luke 24:1-12 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Palm Sunday, Luke 19:28-40 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson

Past Lents

• Rolling Thunder, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 51:1-12, Hebrews 5:5-10, John 12:20-3, Fifth Sunday of Lent - Rev. Tony Lorenzen
• Feast of Annunciation, Isaiah 7:10-14, Psalm 45, Psalm 45, Luke 1:26-38, Fifth Sunday of Lent - Rev. Tony Lorenzen
• Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3,17-22, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:14-21, Forth Sunday of Lent - Rev. Tony Lorenzen
• EXODUS 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthian 1:18-25, John 2:13-22, Third Sunday of Lent - Rev Tony Lorenzen
• Pick Up Your Cross to Hatch Your Heart, Genesis 17:1-7,15-16, Psalms 22:23-31, Romans 4:13-25, Mark 8:31-38, Second Sunday of Lent - Rev Tony Lorenzen
• 1 Corinthians 13 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• 1 Corinthians 10:17 and Luke 13:6-9 - Rev. Ron Robinson
• Luke 15:11-32 - Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
• Psalm 27 - Rev. Ron Robinson

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Themed Meditations

• Lection for Candlemas:  Malachi 3:1-4, Psalm 84, Hebrews 2:14-18, Luke 2:22-80 by Rev. Naomi King
• A Deeper Baptism:  Acts 11:1-18, Psalm 148, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-36 by Rev. Naomi King
• Apostles of Agape: Acts 5:27-32, Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150, Revelation 1: 4-8, John 20:19-31, Psalm 150:6 by Rev. Naomi King
• Knock and the Way Will Open:  Hosea 1:2-10, Ps. 85, Genesis 18:20-32, Ps. 138, Colossians 2:6-19, Luke 11:1-13 by Rev. Naomi King
• Putting on the Clothes of Joy: Preservation & Compassion:  2 Kings 5:1-14, Ps. 30, Isaiah 66:10-14, Ps. 66:1-9
  Galatians 6:1-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 by Rev. Naomi King
• Tantrums & Turning:  Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm 145:1-8, Psalm 105: 1-6, 37-45, Jonah 3:10-4:11, Psalm 145:1-8, Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20:1-16 by Rev. Naomi King
• The 12 Marks of the New Monasticism
• The Fork in the Wilderness:  Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16, Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32, Psalm 25:1-9, Philippians 2:1-13, Matthew 21:23-32 by Rev. Naomi King
• The Monastic Schedule
• Tribulation:  Acts 9:36-42, Psalm 23, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30 by Rev. Naomi King
• Wailing Into Dancing:  Acts 9:1-6, (7-20), Psalm 30, Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19 by Rev. Naomi King
• What Is Needful:  Amos 8:1-12, Ps. 52, Genesis 18:1-10a, Ps. 15, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42 by Rev. Naomi King
• Wild Figs & Merciful Living - Amos 7:7-17, Ps. 82, Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Ps. 25:1-10, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37 by Rev. Naomi King

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