Coming Events Other Offerings Definition of Benedictine Spirituality Benedictine Spirituality is based on the Rule of Saint Benedict, one of the classic expressions of monastic Christianity. Foundational to the spirituality of the Rule is the primacy of God and the desire to seek God in prayer and human community. The focus of Benedictine spirituality is the person and message of Jesus Christ.
Benedictine spirituality professes that all of creation is good and deserving of respect and care.
It is a spirituality most commonly expressed in a holistic way of life lived in community under the Rule and a monastic superior. Central to this way of life is the cultivation of a listening heart. Benedictine spirituality bears fruit in service of the Church and the world, fostering justice and peace wherever there is need.