Our community is joined together in stability according to the traditions of our holy founder St. Benedict. The Rule of St. Benedict is our guide and our lives are deeply rooted in the Gospel.

We are joined together in consecrated life as part of the body of Christ and His church. The Benedictine motto of "Ora et Labora" (prayer and work) frames each day in Gospel order, and through prayer, work and hospitality we strive to live as witnesses of the love of Jesus Christ.

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. - Eph 3:17

St. Benedict's is best understood as the spirituality of ordinary life ... The Benedictine is a spirituality of work: man's by labor, God's by prayer.
- John Senior

Pope John Paul II wrote, “The monastery is the prophetic place where creation becomes praise of God and the precept of concretely lived charity becomes the ideal of human coexistence; it is where the human being seeks God without limitation or impediment, becoming a reference point for all people, bearing them in his heart and helping them to seek God” (Orientale Lumen 9).

How are the Benedictines of Peace called to live in the heart of the church?

Praying for Peace
We offer ardent prays for peace throughout each and every day. We pray for peace throughout the world and among all peoples and national groups.

Praying for Unity
We pray for reconciliation, peace and unity among all Christians.

Praying for Priests
We support our spiritual brothers - priests, seminarians and monks - with our prayers, and we offer them retreat space at the monastery.