Welcome to St. Bruno’s Monastery web site.  St. Bruno’s was the world’s first virtual monastery developed in 1999 by Dr. Bob Beltz.  You might be wondering what exactly is a virtual monastery?  Well, it is a place you can go and do the things you might do if you went to a real monastery like Iona in Scotland.  Things like: learning what the great spiritual masters of the past used to say; or having someone help you spend some time contemplating God and life and the universe; or having a little help learning how to pray; or just talking with someone who will listen.

The purpose of the blog is to keep you up to date with all the fun things going on in the world that have some connection to St. Bruno’s: things like books our monks have written; movies our monks have helped to make; places our monks have been hanging out; and just about anything you could imagine having any kind of connection to a monastery.  So - check out the blog page for some monkish ideas to help you grow in your faith.

The Rule of St. Bruno’s

1. 1Strive daily to read from the Old Testament, New Testament, and the Gospel.
   

2. 2Set aside some time, or times, daily for prayer.
   

3. 3Be involved in the life of a spiritual community.
   

4. 4Go on retreats of silence and solitude on a regular basis.
   

5. 5Find a way to serve the poor.
   

6. 6Become involved in some international ministry. (Most of us need a better global perspective.)
   

7. 7Live more simply.
   

8. 8Take care of yourself.
   

9. 9Love Jesus and the obvious people he has placed in your life.