Reimagining monasticism into ordinary life, for the health of the whole Church
The Order of the Common Life is a global ecumenical religious order inviting people to reimagine monastic formation into ordinary life, train as spiritual directors to serve congregations, and help local churches become formational communities centered on the love of God.
Reimagine monastic formation in your ordinary life.
Join a community re-contextualizing traditional monastic formation to the shape of ordinary life.
Our members include women and men, married and single, in ministry and in marketplace vocations, across North America and the globe.
Reimagine monastic formation in your ordinary life.
Join a community re-contextualizing traditional monastic formation to the shape of ordinary life.
Our members include women and men, married and single, in ministry and in marketplace vocations, across North America and the globe.
Recenter spiritual direction in the local church.
Be apprenticed in an ancient vocation of pastoral care that nurtures the work of God’s love in others.
We train brand-new spiritual directors with a commitment to the local church and offer further education for experienced directors.
Recenter spiritual direction in the local church.
Be apprenticed in an ancient vocation of pastoral care that nurtures the work of God’s love in others.
We train brand-new spiritual directors with a commitment to the local church and offer further education for experienced directors.
Renew your church in the love of God.
Religious orders have always existed to serve the Church. We want to help you form spiritual mothers and fathers in your community.
You can begin by inviting a retreat or using our free small group curricula, and we can even partner with you to develop a shared way of life for your church.
Renew your church in the love of God.
Religious orders have always existed to serve the Church. We want to help you form spiritual mothers and fathers in your community.
You can begin by inviting a retreat or using our free small group curricula, and we can even partner with you to develop a shared way of life for your church.
Help us reestablish the monastery.
In the midst of a loneliness epidemic and a crisis of affordable housing, we’re reenvisioning the urban monastery as the heart of the city—starting in Columbus, Ohio.
Learn how to support the community, the work and the infrastructure we’re building.