Cloister of the World – Vocational Stories

I am a life professed member of the New Benedictine Community of the Holy Trinity.  I came to monastic life mid life, as a Diocesan Priest in the…… Read more “Fr Vincent Schwahn OSB”

Are you interested in a living a well established form of life in a new and exciting way? The House of Initia Nova is a Benedictine Community…… Read more “THE HOUSE OF INITIA NOVA UK”

I am Fr Mark Soady and I am currently Prior of the Holywell Community and from January 1st Secretary to ARCiE. 5am I try to rise at…… Read more “A Day in the life of the Prior of the Holywell New Monastic Community”

I am Sister Mary-Constance, an Oblate of the House of Initia Nova Benedictine community. Although our House in Bondville, Vermont is nestled among the mountains there, I…… Read more “Mary Constance Maxfield”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=9D0jve7b4CA The Community Our community at Hilfield Friary is an intentional community of brothers of the First Order of the Society of St. Francis (an Anglican religious…… Read more “Simon Munro – Hilfield Project”

I blame Thomas Merton for my monastic vocation. It was 1992 and I was a corporate cash manager at a large bank in Dallas when I read…… Read more “Br Jonathan CMJ”

Verging a recent funeral. My name is Josh, I’m currently a lay member of the Holywell Community. The Holywell Community is a Benedictine ‘new monastic’ community. Lay…… Read more “Br Josh of the Holywell Community”

What a joy and privilege it is to be able to share something of my vocational story with you on this blog, as it has been to…… Read more “The Revd Captain Ian Maher CA”

My story begins with my birth. I was born on August 11th, the day of the death of Saint Clare, to a woman bearing the name of…… Read more “Br Barnabas-Francis”

To those whose eyes and hearts have found their way to this page, peace and more peace be yours. It is my hope that these few words…… Read more “Abbot Michael-John Austin OSB – An Odyssey to Christ”