
WHO WE ARE
Situated on the site of a 217-year old farm in Down East, Maine, Saint Brendan's Monastic Retreat Community has been consecrated to God as a place of worship, retreat, prayer, healing, and monastic formation. An ecumenical mission under the episcopal cover of the Missionary Diocese of all Saints and the Anglican Church in North America, Saint Brendan's is the collective name of four distinct ministries, all of which operate from the Saint Brendan's homestead. These ministries seek to introduce Christians of all backgrounds, denominations, and communions to the rich treasures of monastic spirituality and intentional devotion. Click on any of the buttons below to learn more about this unique mission:
Situated on the site of a 217-year old farm in Down East, Maine, Saint Brendan's Monastic Retreat Community has been consecrated to God as a place of worship, retreat, prayer, healing, and monastic formation. An ecumenical mission under the episcopal cover of the Missionary Diocese of all Saints and the Anglican Church in North America, Saint Brendan's is the collective name of four distinct ministries, all of which operate from the Saint Brendan's homestead. These ministries seek to introduce Christians of all backgrounds, denominations, and communions to the rich treasures of monastic spirituality and intentional devotion. Click on any of the buttons below to learn more about this unique mission:
MONASTIC MUSE
muse \ ‘myüz \ 1: vb to turn something over in the mind meditatively,
2: to think reflectively, 3: n a state of deep thought…
Without solitude, it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life.
We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside
some time to be alone with God and to listen to him.
—Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (1932-1996)
Dutch Catholic Priest, Professor, Writer, and Theologian
muse \ ‘myüz \ 1: vb to turn something over in the mind meditatively,
2: to think reflectively, 3: n a state of deep thought…
Without solitude, it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life.
We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside
some time to be alone with God and to listen to him.
—Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (1932-1996)
Dutch Catholic Priest, Professor, Writer, and Theologian