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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 43m

This is what I imagine it’s like for clergy to race home from their diocesan convention that ends on Saturday in time for church Sunday morning. ⚓️

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 08/10/2026

Hundreds of students walked past my office today on their way to protest here in Paris. 70 minutes later the police were lining up where they usual stage before moving on to brutalize them. The police appear to be jovial and in good spirits about it. #Blocus #France #StudentProtest

Hundreds of students marching through the street from there high school towards Place De La République.

A wider shot showing about half of the students who walked past.

The CRS/BRAV staging before they rush over to the boulevard to inflict violence on student protestors. Many of them are laughing and most seem to be in good spirits while waiting to attack children.

Some of the vans used by the CRS/BRAV following after those on foot.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 08/10/2026

Some of us are out here trying.

A photo of me at a protest holding a home made sign that reads, "Tear the mighty from their thrones, and life up the lowely."

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 11/09/2026

I wonder how better our world might be today if we responded with love to acts of hatred. Matthew 5:38-48 Photos taken in April 2002 of the September 11th memorial along the fence of St Paul's Chapel one block from ground zero in New York City.

Little stuffed animals along the bottom of a fence with one small american flag sticking out.

Large sheets of fabric hung from the top of a fence with messages written upon it.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 09/09/2026

I’ve final gotten Cacio e Pepe dialed in. Tonight I did sprinkle some bacon on top because it existed in the fridge. So wild that this dish is just pasta, cheese, pepper and water.

A bowl of Cacio e Pepe held up in a window

That same bowl of Cacio e Pepe now sitting on a blue table cloth.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 06/09/2026

Reading some Desert Fathers on a Sunday afternoon. They are my people.

The chapter on Hospitality full of lovely sayings.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 04/09/2026

I may be ten years away from Minneapolis, but it is still the the dialect I default to when speaking english. Also, a brother of mind moved from Minneapolis to Seattle and I am always surprised how much we sound a like. Linke to the quiz: mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

A map showing that I speak like a person from Minnesota (central and northern).

Cities most & least like you
Interpolated from the nearest survey responses.

Most similar
Minneapolis, MN (52%)
Denver, CO (51%)
Seattle, WA (51%)

Least similar
New Orleans, LA (42%)
Atlanta, GA (42%)
Houston, TX (42%)

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 28/08/2026

New profile pic - same guy who loves eggs, sunsets, and Jesus. Oh, and by 'new' I really mean a photo that was taken in October 2024 when Jordan and I got to hang out in Berlin with Sheila.

Its a photo of me in the fall. There are trees whose leaves have turned golden behind me as I stand with my arms behind my back, a slight smile to my face, wrapped in a bunchy green wool scarf and a black wool jacket.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 12/08/2026

I’ve loved space since I was a kid. When I heard there was going to be a partial solar eclipse in Paris I had to see it. There was such a communal sense to these minutes. Everyone finding places in the sun, putting on our solar glasses, & experiencing a glimpse of the cosmic scale were seldom sense.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 07/08/2026

The book, Walk in Love, is a lovely distillation and overview of the Christian faith through the Episcopal tradition. Thanks for your hard work on it @scottagunn.bsky.social and Melody Wilson Shobe! It’s such an accessible and helpful gift to the Church.

The cover of the book Walk in Love with the city of Paris in the background.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 22/07/2026

That guy was super quick with that modesty cloth! Just so we’re on the same page, this robot clearly learned this watching Pentecostal YouTube videos to be ‘slain in the spirit’ so well. My theology has no space for robots to experience God like this… at least that guy was ready with the cloth!

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 21/07/2026

Just a heads up. Taco Bell in the Netherlands does taco tuesday where you get two hard shell tacos for the price of one! Live Mas Mis Amigas!

All our food! Four hard shell tacos, two gordedas, and a burrito!

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 19/07/2026

This was my guess with a bunch of friends as the #WorldCup Final started. It’s looking like a pretty good guess so far.

0-0 with Spain in the shootout.

England and France used up all the remaining goals. Like cell phone minutes in the early 2000s

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 14/07/2026

This first half has been less than optimal. #worldcup

Jordan and me watching the match at a bar in Paris.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 01/07/2026

The movie is starting soon and this is easily the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen a movie.

A large movie screen inside the courtyard of the louvre museum in Paris as the sun is setting.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 24/06/2026

Live video of me during the heatwave in Paris

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 23/06/2026

The lunch I made today during our brutal heatwave. Place the tomatoes in the freezer for a while and it was great.

A simple tomato, mozzarella, and basil lunch stuff balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 20/06/2026

Them: Become what you were destined to be. Me: Ummmmm

it is a neon sign of a square slice of pizza with pretty red lips holding a triangle slice of pizza and a glass of champaign. The square pizza is also wearing heals. This sign is hanging in a window of a pizza resturant which is very dark, and you can faintly see the reflection of NYC in the background.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 18/06/2026

I wish renewing my license, visa, or passport was this easy. lol.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 17/06/2026

Pics or it didn't happen (I guess).

The cloister with a beautiful garden, large coniferous trees and a well in the center.

Me posing for a photo in the closier between some of the arches. lol.

Selfie that I took in what I believe was the old chapter house (Salle capitulaire).

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 14/06/2026

These were my eggs this morning. They were great. Toast, avocado, scrambled eggs, shredded cheese, and tomatoes!

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 06/06/2026

From October 2019. It’s been a while and almost doesn’t feel like I got to spent a few days at Mont Saint-Michel

A photo of Mont Saint-Michel from
The raise street to the island monastery

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 06/06/2026

I’m legal again after over a month in between paperwork. Hoping that my next visa comes through soon! Life as an immigrant is stressful.

A photo of paperwork showing that I’m valid again.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 04/06/2026

It’s always a good day when your favorite brand of pasta is on discount at the store? So popular it’s pretty picked over, so I only grabbed 2kg.

Rummo pasta on a 34% discount for every shape and style!

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 30/05/2026

PSG just won the Champions League Cup in shootouts. So now Paris is shutting down. 30 minutes later and all the buses are stopped and a majority of the metro and trams are shut down too.

A screen shot showing that 9 of 14 metros closed and 6 of 13 trams closed.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 29/05/2026

It’s finally the same temperature outside as inside. It is 9pm and it is 30c/86f outside. Day 6 of 7 complete. This Paris heatwave needs to stop. #Canicule

A photo of our living room with all the windows open.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 29/05/2026

I’m still thinking about you… my bow of rice, scrambled eggs, yogurt, and chili crisp that I had for breakfast this morning.

The bowl of white rice topped with scrambled eggs, yogurt, and chili crisp. It looks delicious and it was delicious.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 27/05/2026

Just remembered that we're in ordinary time again! The season of Eastertide feasting has come to an end. That can only mean one thing.....

A meme with an Orc from Lord of the Rings with text that reads "Ordinary Time? Looks like fasting is back on the menu"

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 27/05/2026

A week long heatwave starting the day after Pentecost? What can’t the Holy Spirit do! It’s been the earliest heat wave on record for Paris.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 18/05/2026

Me doing my best to trick my mind and body into getting work done.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 16/05/2026

This weekend I use this photo for Urban Monastics that I snapped in when I was in Chicago back in August 2005. It's a decent photo, but I also realized that it might be older than @trt311.bsky.social...

A photo of the subway in Chicago that I took back in 2005 as I was heading back to o'Hare to fly home.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 14/05/2026

It’s a great evening to enjoy Gregorian Chant.

The program inside the church with the stained glass windows in the distance

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 13/05/2026

Will you be in Paris tomorrow for Ascension? At 18h there is a free Gregorian program at Saint-Pierre De Montmartre (18eme). I'm really looking forward to it. The director who has been doing the work preparing shared about it with a group I'm a part of. Let me know if you'll be there too!

A graphic for the event that reads in french.
Fête de l'Ascension
Jeudi 14, 18h
Audition grégorienne 4 « Ascension »
Schola grégorienne de
Saint-Pierre de Montmartre,
Hélène Derieux, direction
Michel Boédec, improvisations à l'orgue

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 09/05/2026

First time seeing the inside of the Opera Granier. The Chagall ceiling was beautiful in person.

Photo of the inside of the opera theater.

The artist Marc Chagall included an image of the Opera House on the ceiling.

Photo of the inside of the opera theater. So much gold everywhere.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 05/05/2026

I need very little reason to eat Mexican food (some of best cuisine in the world). So a holiday that they don’t really celebrate in Mexico is good enough for me. Breakfast tacos and then enchiladas for dinner.

Three purple corn tortillas with scrambled eggs, sausage, tomatoes, and cheese.

Far too full and many enchiladas covered in sauce and cheese.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 18/04/2026

I love beautiful art in churches, but I also really enjoy weird art in churches. Check out how excited this donkey is to bring Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday! From a church in Padrón, Spain.

A donkey that looks straight out of the film shrek with a big toothy smile with Jesus on his back.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 17/04/2026

So I did walk a lot (100km+ on the Camino) and then I didn't.... I should probably go for a walk again today (though not 30k+ steps).

A graph of my daily steps that shows a very consistant drop from nearly 30k steps last Saturday down to only 3k yesterday.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 11/04/2026

Look at me walking an adventure. Been on the Camino from Vigo since Tuesday with a rest day. Only two days left and around 30km.

Selfie on a bridge in Spain without the rain.

Early morning departure with a group of friends and clergy peers.

Me jumping up into the sky after a big climb. My friend William is very impressed.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 05/04/2026

He is Risen! He is Risen indeed! Jesus is going to those He loves!

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 30/03/2026

I got to lead our procession through the streets of Paris for Palm Sunday. Kind of surreal to see a photo of it that a friend sent me this morning. I didn’t notice, as I was just trying to walk slow enough to not leave anyone behind. Praying you have a meaningful and blessed Holy Week. 📕 #tec

All alb-ed up, carrying a cross with the choir and congregation following behind in the streets of Paris.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 30/03/2026

My contemplative heart is so glad to see Teresa of Ávila as my top match. But also...as someone rased reformed (PC USA) & attended a baptist seminary (Bethel Theological Seminary - St Paul MN). LMAO, LMAFO. 👋 at Jonathan Edwards & John Calvin in my bottom 3. whichtheologianareyou.netlify.app

My top theological affinity was with Teresa of Avila. My bottom three were Johnathan Edwards, Augustine of Hippo, and John Calvin (with 0 points).

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 25/03/2026

Congratulations to the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Sarah Mullally. What a beautiful installation service. May her leadership and example help us all draw nearer to Christ and one another. ⚓️

A photo of Sarah from my TV as I watched the live stream. She’s looking very Archbishop.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 17/03/2026

A meditation for our fourth week of Lent, read by me while still a bit sleepy. Do people watch videos here?

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 17/03/2026

In honor of the day, music and all.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 15/03/2026

Was a wonderful morning with the Archbishop of Wales, the Most Reverend Cherry Vann, at the American Cathedral in Paris! She spoke to us before the service about loving our neighbors and those we disagree with passionate love. In the sense of the passion of Christ. It was challenging & powerful. ⚓️

Cherry Vann talking to the congregation at the American Cathedral in Paris (Episcopal Church).

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 11/03/2026

Imagine our luck when our internet vanishes the day before our visa renewal appointment…. Even the fates conspire with the bureaucracy in France. Prayers welcome as we work on finalizing the last pieces.

A screenshot from our UniFi router showing the internet hasn’t worked for an hour already.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 21/02/2026

Quick photos from an afternoon walk to see how flooded the river is.

People playing chess next to the flooded river.

A photo down the seine river with city hall in the background.

The seine river spilling well into the left bank of Paris.

People walking and bike across a bridge over the flooded river below.

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 17/02/2026

A bit of what I ate on Fat Tuesday!

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