Oblates
Oblate Ongoing Formation: Listening to the Rule
Oblates of St. Paul’s Monastery (and their guests) gather on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (unless rescheduled). This is an opportunity to be together as an Oblate community, but also to spend intentional time in prayer, lectio, and study – all pillars of what it means to be Benedictine. These monthly sessions are also […]
Oblates: Listening to the Rule (Sept 8, 2026)
Oblates of St. Paul’s Monastery (and their guests) gather on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (unless rescheduled). This is an opportunity to be together as an Oblate community, but also to spend intentional time in prayer, lectio, and study – all pillars of what it means to be Benedictine. These monthly sessions are also […]
Fall 2026 Oblate Retreat - Reverence and The Rule
With Father Michael Peterson, OSB
A Community event open to the Oblates.
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, […]
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, […]



