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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 - July 08, 2025
Hot Warm Buttercups
Sister Bede Eckart
Droning and buzzing
the fan
was un-cooling this hot
and steamy morning
The night heat so torrid
It could not be measured
I sprung to the window
Aiming for a breath of fresh air
What a sight I saw
Myriads of hot yellow buttercups
defiant against the heat
graced the one green spot
On the lawn like stars in the heavens.
Myriads of hot yellow buttercups
like sprinkled stars in
Uneven symmetry
cooled my thoughts and feasted
my sight.
Myriads of hot yellow buttercups
danced around me
like sparks among reeds
on a windy day.
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
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
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Stories
Everyone has a story to tell. Listen to the vocation stories of some of our Benedictine Sisters.
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