Monastic Discernment
Finding Hidden Depths
Join the sisters at our Lady of the Redwoods Monastery for monastic retreats of prayer and practice. We are offering these retreats for young women, who are seeking a greater contemplative dimension in order to better discern their own unique call from God.
Types of retreats offered:
Monastic Internship Program: The 2026 Monastic Internship Program is full for 2026. We will accept applications for the 2027 program in December, 2026. Blessings to you all and thank you for your interest in contemplative life.
“We are Noble creatures created by God for communion with God. Not as outsiders but as persons raised to participate intimately in the divine being.”
Michael Casey, OCSO Fully Human Fully Divine, preface, page viii
"We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us." -Thomas Merton
