The purpose of a retreat is to help individuals deepen their relationship with God, disconnect from the distractions of everyday life, and focus on spiritual renewal.
It usually involves withdrawing from the normal activities of life to enter into a time of quiet and prayer, often in a setting like a monastery, convent, or retreat center. Here at our website you can find all the information you need to attend a monastic retreat for yourself. May whatever you find here be a blessing to you.

Take the peace of the monastery into your everyday life with our liturgical journal ‘Ora et Labora’. This guided journal includes…

• An introduction to the liturgical year as followed by the Church of England
• A guide to composing your own rule of life written by Br David Vryhof
• The New Zealand Night Prayer
• Weekly and daily examen prompts
• Daily lectionary readings
• Daily journal pages for the season of Ordinary Time

In this week’s episode Chris Whittington from the School of Contemplative Life shares a wonderful reflection entitled ‘The Abbot, the Monk and the Book’.

What happens when we stop judging ourselves and others, and begin to offer true compassion? How might our relationships—and our own inner life—change if we lived from that place of love?
Drawing on the teachings of Jesus, the radical insights of Julian of Norwich, and lived experiences from the School of Contemplative Life’s meditation community, he reflects on how learning to be compassionate with ourselves is the first step toward healing, growth, and loving others more deeply.