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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.
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 - February 05, 2026
Feast of St. Scholastica
Pat Bolling
St. Scholastica,
sister of St. Benedict,
a different world, a different time,
so little known but still we know --
She of strength, she of depth,
She, a woman of God!
St. Scholastica,
the Monastery,
striving to be true
to the ideals of St. Scholastica
and St. Benedict.
May we be strength, may we be depth,
May we be women of God!
This is our prayer to our patroness
whom we honor this day,
She of wisdom, She of love.
Lead us, guide us,
so that we may be wisdom,
we may bring Christ to the world.
St. Scholastica Monastery
A Community of Benedictine Sisters in Fort Smith, AR
Ways To Help
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The Journey
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Stories
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Come & See
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Is This Your Calling?
From the Pen of Sister Laura Cathcart
Oblates of St. Scholastica Monastery
by TERRY BAKER, GUEST WRITER In the age of fast paced technology, never-ending changes and stresses, of broken relationships and society’s constant clamor, there is a place of refuge. There is a place of quiet prayer, reflection, leisure, and work. The place I speak of is St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This Benedictine…
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.