Inviting Christians Everywhere to be Present with God and Others.
Living this Way
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Embodying the Love of Christ in my City
A Meditation on Help Build a Better FutureRead this Meditation: Embodying the Love of Christ in my CityI’m called to embody the life and love of Christ in my context. A part of that is loving my neighbors and working to make life better for them. It’s loving and tending to creation, the creation God called good. It’s going to the hurting, outcast, and oppressed, and sitting with them. Seeing them. Loving them.
a Spiritual Practice
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The Beatitudes from Luke – Luke 6:20-26
Spirtual Practice of Lectio DivinaEngage with this Practice: The Beatitudes from Luke – Luke 6:20-26Then He looked up towards His disciples, and began to speak. Blessed are the poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.
How do I Start
The First Steps are Easy
Begin your journey into an urban lay monastic life. Explore new ways to pray. Discover our monastic way of life. Your inward journey with Jesus will take a lifetime. Let us rest in the presence of God together.
You’re invited to step into monasticism. You can take your first steps today. We look forward to going on this journey with you.
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Our Weekly Meditation
Being Sent by Jesus to Bring Life to My City
Read this Meditation: Being Sent by Jesus to Bring Life to My CityA Meditation for our eleventh week of Ordinary Time in 2026 As Jesus began His public ministry, He made the invitation to some people to follow Him and become His disciples. We know of the twelve, but there were many, many more. There were women who were not counted, and there was also the story of the 72 being sent out (a similar story to today’s passage in Matthew’s Gospel). The context of Jesus sending out…
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Pray the Night Prayer of Compline
“May the Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night, and a perfect end.”
Everyday night of your week compline awaits you. This brief prayer invites you to add your voice to all those around the world praying with you today.
A welcoming and gracious ecumenical community. All are invited to walk our Way of Life and enjoy our communal life.
the Gatherings of Urban Monastics
You are invited to join a Gathering of Urban Monastics. All are welcome during this hour together. In this time we will pray Vespers, partake the Eucharist, and enjoy a conversation. Conversations focused on living monastic lives.
We go on retreat to give us space to pray, rest, reflect, meditate, and grow. Retreats are acts of faith.
Every Urban Monastic retreat is prayerfully curated and designed. They help us be more present with ourselves and our God. Prayer is the foundation of our retreats.
Retreats with Urban Monastics
Urban Monasticism is a way of living. One that focuses on inviting Jesus into the small choices we make each day. With each small step, we can become the person God hopes we will be.
Lectio Divina
the Spiritual Practice of the Month
Lectio Divina is a practice of listening to scripture read out loud while we allow the Holy Spirit’s presence to speak to us. When we quiet ourselves and meditate on the text, we allow space to experience God and rest in his love and grace.
Let us rediscover our shared heritage. Monasticism is a part of our shared Christian history. Join us as we learn, grow, and become monastics in cities across creation.
Explore this Way of Life
Monastic life grows upon the foundation of a Way of Life. Urban Monasticism is no different. Our Way of Life is adapted from the Rule of Saint Benedict. It is the foundation that helps us live intentionally as Urban Monastics in cities all around the world.
the Urban Monastic Breviary
A Monastic Breviary is a book of the Divine Office. These liturgical prayers give structure to our daily lives. As an ecumenical community, we felt it was important to translate our own book of hours.
This is an ongoing project.
