All Programs
Spiritual Direction (virtual, one-on-one)
We are currently offering Spiritual Direction via telephone or web only. The recommended donation for one-on-one spiritual direction is $75. Registration for this program is used primarily to log payments.
Peer Support Group for Spiritual Directors
With Mary Ebb
Peer Supervision Group for Spiritual Directors Are you a spiritual director who is looking for a peer supervision group to join? Join us at the Benedictine Center! We are ecumenical in nature and welcome directors of all backgrounds and levels of experience. There is no charge for this group. Every spiritual director needs a group of […]
Visio Divina: "Seeing the Word" Lenten Series with the Saint John's Bible
With Travis Salisbury, OblSB
Lenten Series: Seeing the Word with The Saint John’s Bible Fridays of Lent • 7:00–7:45 PM on ZoomFebruary–Good Friday | Limited to 20 Participants | $15 Materials Fee Enter more deeply into the beauty, mystery, and transformative power of Scripture this Lent through Seeing the Word, a lectio divina–based series using illuminations from The Saint […]
What is Spiritual Direction?
With Mary Ebb
While “spiritual direction” might sound a bit lofty, it is simply a relationship in which one person guides another in attending to the presence and call of God. Sometimes called “spiritual companioning”, spiritual direction is for anyone yearning for God. You may have a sense of longing for a deeper relationship with God or simply […]
Oblate Taizé Practice Group (Oct)
The Oblate Taizé Practice Group gathers monthly for a prayer service in the Taizé tradition. Through repeated simple songs, periods of silence, scripture, candlelight, and icons, we seek to encounter the divine in community and hold the needs of the world in prayer. Rooted in Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, and attentiveness to God’s presence, […]
Terra Divina: Praying with Creation
With Travis Salisbury, OblSB
Terra Divina: Praying with Creation What if the next page of God's Word wasn't on paper, but beneath your feet? Terra Divina—Latin for "Divine Earth"—invites us to encounter God through creation, extending the contemplative spirit of Lectio Divina and Visio Divina into the natural world. Like Lectio Divina invites us to prayerfully read Scripture and […]
Joy in the Winter: A Gaudete Sunday Terra Divina
With Travis Salisbury, OblSB
Joy in the Winter: A Gaudete Sunday Terra Divina An Advent Snowshoe Pilgrimage What if the next place you encountered God was beneath your snowshoes? On Gaudete Sunday, bundle up and join us for a contemplative Advent pilgrimage through the Priory Preserve near St. Paul’s Monastery. Together, we’ll snowshoe through the winter landscape, making space […]
Oblate Taizé Practice Group (Dec)
The Oblate Taizé Practice Group gathers monthly for a prayer service in the Taizé tradition. Through repeated simple songs, periods of silence, scripture, candlelight, and icons, we seek to encounter the divine in community and hold the needs of the world in prayer. Rooted in Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, and attentiveness to God’s presence, […]
Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina Retreat 2027
With Laurie Erickson and Gwen Pickering
Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat In this silent retreat, you will experience a time of profound silence and praying the Scriptures as you enter into a deeper relationship with God and self. This retreat blends a rhythm of centering prayer, lectio divina, and prayer with the monastic community. There will be some time for […]
Oblate Taizé Practice Group (Jan)
The Oblate Taizé Practice Group gathers monthly for a prayer service in the Taizé tradition. Through repeated simple songs, periods of silence, scripture, candlelight, and icons, we seek to encounter the divine in community and hold the needs of the world in prayer. Rooted in Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, and attentiveness to God’s presence, […]
Oblate Taizé Practice Group (Feb)
The Oblate Taizé Practice Group gathers monthly for a prayer service in the Taizé tradition. Through repeated simple songs, periods of silence, scripture, candlelight, and icons, we seek to encounter the divine in community and hold the needs of the world in prayer. Rooted in Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, and attentiveness to God’s presence, […]
Oblate Taizé Practice Group (Mar)
The Oblate Taizé Practice Group gathers monthly for a prayer service in the Taizé tradition. Through repeated simple songs, periods of silence, scripture, candlelight, and icons, we seek to encounter the divine in community and hold the needs of the world in prayer. Rooted in Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, and attentiveness to God’s presence, […]
Oblate Taizé Practice Group (Apr)
The Oblate Taizé Practice Group gathers monthly for a prayer service in the Taizé tradition. Through repeated simple songs, periods of silence, scripture, candlelight, and icons, we seek to encounter the divine in community and hold the needs of the world in prayer. Rooted in Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, and attentiveness to God’s presence, […]
Oblate Taizé Practice Group (May)
The Oblate Taizé Practice Group gathers monthly for a prayer service in the Taizé tradition. Through repeated simple songs, periods of silence, scripture, candlelight, and icons, we seek to encounter the divine in community and hold the needs of the world in prayer. Rooted in Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, and attentiveness to God’s presence, […]
Oblate Taizé Practice Group (Jun)
The Oblate Taizé Practice Group gathers monthly for a prayer service in the Taizé tradition. Through repeated simple songs, periods of silence, scripture, candlelight, and icons, we seek to encounter the divine in community and hold the needs of the world in prayer. Rooted in Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, and attentiveness to God’s presence, […]