Dear Friends,
        Welcome to the online home of Saint Brigid of Kildare Monastery, an ecumenical community of women and men in the Methodist and Benedictine traditions.  May you find it a warm and hospitable place to be. 
​God bless you!

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      A Word from our Amma

Dear Friends,
     May I ask you a question?  What brought you to Saint Brigid’s website today?  Are you curious about ecumenical monasticism?  Or are you perhaps a non-traditional monastic seeker looking for a place to belong?  Or perhaps it was just the whimsy of your computer’s search engine!  Whatever brings you to our monastery’s online home you are welcome here. 
     
     Feel free to look around the site.  You will find many of the basics about the monastery:  how we began; our early history; what sources guide our community life; the covenant we share; a monthly column by various Sisters and Brothers; and how to get in touch with one of us if you’d like to explore further.  We have been intently working to make our online home a more informative and welcoming place for folks who visit.  More changes are on the way this year so please check back!
     
       As Benedictines we give a lot of thought to hospitality.  Saint Benedict begins his chapter on the reception of guests with the scriptural admonition that “All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’ (Matt 25:35).”  So in you--yes, you, dear reader! —we see Christ, the Sovereign of our lives and the beloved of our hearts.       
​     Thank you for stopping by.  We are blessed by your presence!
                                       Grace and Peace,
                                               +Mary