In a world that seeks freedom with an enthusiasm perhaps greater than ever before, we would like to describe our Benedictine monastic way of life as a journey towards that freedom. This site tours the monastic community of Saint Louis Abbey: Prayer, the Monks, Work, A Day in the Life, Study, and the History of the Abbey.

We are a group of thirteen monasteries, situated in England and the United States, following the Rule of Saint Benedict. ...

An English Benedictine Monastery in Southern England where monks and lay-people work together to serve the needs of the world of today.

Welcome to Saint Mary's Abbey, Colwich, Stafford English Benedictine Nuns: Sharing a Life of Prayer CONTENTS | WHAT'S NEW DOOR KEEPER I did not see the bell that in some dark distant space concealed responded to the button by the wooden door rung well. Nor did I know at that instant what work was set aside by the sudden call to service as silently gathering herself she moved with measured haste ...