Programs

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 […]

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 […]

Rooted in the wisdom of St. Benedict of Nursia and articulated in the Rule of St. Benedict, Benedictine values have shaped Christian life for over fifteen centuries. Born in a time of political collapse and cultural uncertainty, the Rule offered a path of stability, balance, and community that continues to speak powerfully into our own […]

WALKING THE LABYRINTH Step away from daily life and step into the labyrinth: an ancient path of contemplation.   Enter the quiet rhythm: a single winding path that leads to the center and back out again, inviting reflection, mindfulness, and renewal. During this two-hour gathering, you are invited to walk the labyrinth at your own […]

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 […]

Join us one Friday a month from 9:00-11:00 am for an opportunity to practice BioSpiritual Focusing with a companion, to continue to learn about BioSpiritual Focusing with a group and to be renewed and transformed by this experiential, body-centered spiritual practice. This group is open to new members who have completed a BioSpiritual Focusing Level […]

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 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 […]

Lectio Divina is a spiritual practice in which we have a conversation with God through a sacred text, which in the Christian tradition are primarily scripture and creation. With these we will include sacred life experiences, when God comes to meet us in a holy encounter. During this retreat we will explore practicing lectio with […]

Conversations about Benedictine Spirituality offer an opportunity to spend an evening at St. Paul’s Monastery including prayer with the Sisters, dinner and a facilitated conversation about Benedictine Spirituality. Choose from one of four Thursday evenings - Oct. 15, 2026, Nov. 19, 2026, Feb. 18, 2027 or April 15, 2027. Each evening will start at 4:45 […]

Join us one Friday a month from 9:00-11:00am for an opportunity to practice BioSpiritual Focusing with a companion, to continue to learn about BioSpiritual Focusing with a group and to be renewed and transformed by this experiential, body-centered spiritual practice. This group is open to new members who have completed a BioSpiritual Focusing Level 1 […]

Visio Divina with The Saint John’s Bible Enter into the mystery of Scripture through sacred image, silence, and prayer. Join us online for a contemplative experience of Visio Divina—“divine seeing”—using illuminations from The Saint John’s Bible. Together, we will prayerfully encounter images that draw us into the great themes of incarnation, justice, and messianic hope, […]

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 […]

Join us one Friday a month from 9:00-11:00am for an opportunity to practice BioSpiritual Focusing with a companion, to continue to learn about BioSpiritual Focusing with a group and to be renewed and transformed by this experiential, body-centered spiritual practice. This group is open to new members who have completed a BioSpiritual Focusing Level 1 […]

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, […]

Ten Evenings with God — at Lunch! A Five-Week Online Book Group What does it mean to seek God’s will—not as a puzzle to solve, but as an invitation into greater freedom, love, and relationship with God? Join the Benedictine Center for a five-week lunchtime conversation around Ten Evenings with God by Sister Ilia Delio, […]

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 […]

What is Spiritual Direction? A Free Online Information Session You take care of your physical health. You care for your relationships. You invest in your professional growth. But how are you caring for your soul? Spiritual direction is an ancient Christian practice of meeting regularly with a trained companion who listens deeply and helps you […]

BioSpiritual Focusing (BSF) is a way of opening the whole of ourselves--mind, body, and spirit--to a deeper connectedness with the self, others, and the Divine. BSF offers a way to tap into your inner wisdom and open yourself to the possibility of spiritual transformation. This experiential retreat offers an overview of BSF as well as […]

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, […]

What is Spiritual Direction? A Free Online Information Session You take care of your physical health. You care for your relationships. You invest in your professional growth. But how are you caring for your soul? Spiritual direction is an ancient Christian practice of meeting regularly with a trained companion who listens deeply and helps you […]

Conversations about Benedictine Spirituality offer an opportunity to spend an evening at St. Paul’s Monastery including prayer with the Sisters, dinner and a facilitated conversation about Benedictine Spirituality. Choose from one of four Thursday evenings - Oct. 15, 2026, Nov. 19, 2026, Feb. 18, 2027 or April 15, 2027. Each evening will start at 4:45 […]

Join us one Friday a month from 9:00-11:00 am for an opportunity to practice BioSpiritual Focusing with a companion, to continue to learn about BioSpiritual Focusing with a group and to be renewed and transformed by this experiential, body-centered spiritual practice. This group is open to new members who have completed a BioSpiritual Focusing Level […]

Many of us long for a more regular rhythm for deepening our Christian faith and which draws us into a closer relationship to God. However, despite our best efforts and most sincere desire, living in our modern world with all its demands and distractions can often keep us feeling out of step with the Holy […]

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, […]

What is Spiritual Direction? A Free Online Information Session You take care of your physical health. You care for your relationships. You invest in your professional growth. But how are you caring for your soul? Spiritual direction is an ancient Christian practice of meeting regularly with a trained companion who listens deeply and helps you […]

Join us one Friday a month from 9:00-11:00 am for an opportunity to practice BioSpiritual Focusing with a companion, to continue to learn about BioSpiritual Focusing with a group and to be renewed and transformed by this experiential, body-centered spiritual practice. This group is open to new members who have completed a BioSpiritual Focusing Level […]

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, […]

Conversations about Benedictine Spirituality offer an opportunity to spend an evening at St. Paul’s Monastery including prayer with the Sisters, dinner and a facilitated conversation about Benedictine Spirituality. Choose from one of four Thursday evenings - Oct. 15, 2026, Nov. 19, 2026, Feb. 18, 2027 or April 15, 2027. Each evening will start at 4:45 […]

What is Spiritual Direction? A Free Online Information Session You take care of your physical health. You care for your relationships. You invest in your professional growth. But how are you caring for your soul? Spiritual direction is an ancient Christian practice of meeting regularly with a trained companion who listens deeply and helps you […]

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, […]

Join us one Friday a month from 9:00-11:00 am for an opportunity to practice BioSpiritual Focusing with a companion, to continue to learn about BioSpiritual Focusing with a group and to be renewed and transformed by this experiential, body-centered spiritual practice. This group is open to new members who have completed a BioSpiritual Focusing Level […]

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, […]

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, […]