When you become a member of Monasteries of the Heart you receive free weekly practices that can help you develop a monastic spirituality—prayer, lectio (reflective reading), good works, study and community. You also receive free inspirational words each week from three monastic blogs, including one by Sister Joan Chittister. And you join a worldwide community whose members discuss meaningful issues and are intent on impacting the times.
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Good Work—work that blesses all creation—is integral to monastic life. Monasteries of the Heart asks its members to focus its good works in three areas: Celebrate Beauty, Honor the Word, and Practice Nonviolence.
Community is of the essence of Benedictine life. In Monasteries of the Heart what is important is that we each be an extension of the gospel, of each other and of Benedictine spirituality.
In addition to new weekly content, Monasteries of the Heart offers members regular online courses, retreats and book discussions. While some of this curriculum content is free, many of the courses and retreats have a small fee. Courses and retreats usually include several emails a week, exclusive video or audio content and a facilitated discussion. Click here.
Open access to eCourses
Seeking God in Community
Community is an important gift that Benedictines give to the world—even in a time of pandemic. Until recently, monastic community only existed when strangers came to monasteries to seek God.... But in the past weeks, we are inhabiting virtual worlds. Is community possible there? Click here.
Mary of Nazareth: Reflections from Joan Chittister
Let this meditative, chanted Hail Mary and reflections from Joan Chittister on Mary as a strong woman who lived through difficult and trying circumstances—but found the fingerprint of God in all of them—bring you some comfort and hope. Click here.
Next Course or Retreat to be offered
Four to six courses and retreats are offered each year at Monasteries of the Heart. This is our next online offering.
Have you ever longed to slip away for a “desert day,“ a day free of distractions and blessed with solitude, as nourishment for your soul? Have you ever found yourself in a desert wasteland of grief and discouragement and wondered what to do? You are invited to join us as we uncover the truths the ancient desert monastics knew about such sacred time and the search for deeper spiritual wisdom. In her book, In God’s Holy Light, upon which this eRetreat is based, Sister Joan introduces us to some desert monastics and the wisdom, stark and startling, they have to offer us.
This eRetreat runs June 14 - 23, 2021, with a Zoom retreat day on Saturday, June 19, from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. >>>FULL DESCRIPTION