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We Live, Pray, and Grow Together
We are Simply Benedictine
Our Mission
Seeking God in our life together and enlivened by daily prayer, we, the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, Arkansas, respond to the needs of the people of God in a spirit of hospitality, simplicity, and reverence for one another and all creation.
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St. Scholastica Prayer Requests
If you have a special intention, please let the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery know by filling out this online prayer request form. Your intention will not be listed online, but will be placed on the monastery prayer board. Each sister checks the bulletin board daily and remembers those prayer requests in her personal prayer time.
Stand by the roads and look, ask for the ancient path, which the way to good. Walk on it and find rest for your soul.
Jeremiah 6:16
Weekly Reflection
Weekly Reflection - April 07, 2025
Son of Man
Sister Macrina Wiederkehr
Son of Man
Do not sell yourself short
The Kingdom will hurt if you do
I too, am stumbling
under the burden of my non-enoughness
My unfinishedness cries for recognition
for love
for acceptance
My unfinishedness cries for wholeness
cries for ME.
There is a promise in me
that wants to be kept
It wakes up each morning
and believes in my faithfulness.
The promise knows
that if I break it
a part of me will be gone
And like sand running thru' a cupped hand
I shall never find it again.
Son of Man
It is only an illusion
that we are too weak to keep promises
For I know a kingdom that will rejoice FOREVER
because of a promise we kept.







Gift Shop
Our gift shop offers a wide variety of books, gifts, cards, and inspirational items for every liturgical season. You can also shop online from home day & night!

Bakery
Under construction - come to the Bake Sale at St. Scholastica Monastery
Hesychia House of Prayer
Hesychia House of Prayer is nestled among the Ozark Mountains in New Blaine, Arkansas. The sisters who staff it live a life of prayer and work and offer hospitality to adults of any faith who are seeking quiet time alone with God.
To reserve a reservation for a hermitage please email us at [email protected] or call or text us at (479) 938-7375.
Ways To Help

We at St. Scholastica Monastery are grateful for everything you, as our contributors, do for us. You can contribute to St. Scholastica by prayer, participation, volunteering and donations.

Is This Your Calling?

The Journey
Take the first step. If you are interested in our community, we invite you to contact us.

Stories
Everyone has a story to tell. Listen to the vocation stories of some of our Benedictine Sisters.

Come & See
Ever wonder what monastic life is like? Come and discover the possibility of all that monastic life has to offer!