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.
St. Scholastica Monastery
A Community of Benedictine Sisters in Fort Smith, AR
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
The Sisters work daily, baking delicious cookies, cakes, pies and breads. Click the link to learn more, and stop by our bakery and pick up foods with that home-baked taste your family will love.
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 hesychia@stscho.org 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!
Liturgy and Prayers
Guests are always welcome to pray the Liturgy of the Hours and celebrate the Eucharist with the sisters. There may be occasional variations in the schedule, particularly on special occasions. Please call ahead to confirm times if you would like to visit.
Prayer Schedule
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday - Friday
Saturday
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.
Weekly Reflection
Weekly Reflection - June 06, 2022
An Invitation
Sister Macrina Wiederkehr
Stand still
Imagine the tall oak before you
filling up with snow
and you are not moving
you stand waiting
nothing is more important
than being with it.
Imagine that!
Now you are before an almond bud
You wait with expectant heart until it opens
You barely move until its bright new face
is gazing at you in its birthing moment.
Filled with thoughts of birth
you remember your own slow opening.
Perhaps most difficult of all,
stand before a person
whose heart is not
totally connected to yours.
It's ok.
Imagine that you are
Looking at her with soft new eyes.
She is slowly filling up with grace.
Imagine that rare unfolding
and you are watching
You have all the time in the world
Imagine being that patient.
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
