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The following links may be helpful as you continue to discover and deepen your love for the cloistered and monastic life. Please feel free to email us with suggestions for other links to be added.
Church Documents & Articles
VERBI SPONSA — Instruction on the Contemplative Life and on the Enclosure of Nuns
(1999 Vatican document)
THE CONTEMPLATIVE DIMENSION OF RELIGIOUS LIFE
(1980 Vatican document)
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
(on consecrated religious)
Cloistered/Monastic Communities—IRL Affiliates
The following cloistered and monastic communities are affiliate members of the Institute on Religious Life. By clicking the highlighted names of the listed communities, you will be able to visit their “VocationSearch” profile on the IRL’s webpage.
Women’s Communities
- Benedictine Nuns, Abbey of St. Walburga — Virginia Dale, CO
- Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles — Kansas City, MO
- Carmel of the Assumption — Latrobe, PA
- Carmel of the Holy Family and Saint Therese — Georgetown, CA
- Carmelite Nuns of Ancient Observance, Monastery of St. Therese — Coopersburg, PA
- Carmelite Nuns of Port Tobacco — La Plata, MD
- Carmelite Nuns of St. Teresa — Alhambra, CA
- Carmelite Nuns of the Ancient Observance, Carmel of Mary — Wahpeton, ND
- Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of Cristo Rey — San Francisco, CA
- Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace — Lafayette, LA
- Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of Our Lady of Grace — Christoval, TX
- Cistercian Nuns, Valley of Our Lady Monastery — Prairie du Sac, WI
- Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Divine Mercy and Our Lady of Guadalupe — Clearwater, KS
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Carmel of California — Carmel, CA
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary — Salt Lake City, UT
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Carmel of the Sacred Heart and St. Joseph — Jefferson City, MO
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of Danvers — Danvers, MA
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of Mobile — Mobile, AL
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of Our Lady & St. Joseph — Pittsford, NY
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of St. Therese of Lisieux — Loretto, PA
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of the Holy Cross — Iron Mountain, MI
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of the Holy Name of Jesus — Denmark, WI
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of the Infant Jesus of Prague – Traverse City, MI
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Morristown Carmel — Morristown, NJ
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns — Alexandria, SD
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns — Little Rock, AR
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns — Santa Fe, NM
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns — Terre Haute, IN
- Dominican Cloistered Nuns — Farmington Hills, MI
- Dominican Cloistered Nuns, Monastery of Mary the Queen — Elmira, NY
- Dominican Cloistered Nuns, Monastery of St. Jude —Marbury, AL
- Dominican Contemplative Nuns, Corpus Christi Monastery — Menlo Park, CA
- Dominican Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary — Summit, NJ
- Dominican Nuns, Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary — Buffalo, NY
- Dominican Nuns, Monastery of the Mother of God — West Springfield, MA
- Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary — Milwaukee, WI
- Handmaids of the Precious Blood — Jemez Springs, NM
- Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters (“Pink” Sisters) — St. Louis, MO
- Passionist Monastery of the Sacred Passion — Erlanger, KY
- Passionist Nuns Monastery of St. Joseph — Whitesville, KY
- Passionist Nuns — Ballwin, MO
- Poor Clare Colettine Nuns, Annunciation Monastery — Minooka, IL
- Poor Clare Colettine Nuns, Corpus Christi Monastery — Rockford, IL
- Poor Clare Colettine Nuns — Cleveland, OH
- Poor Clare Monastery of Mary, Mother of the Church — Alexandria, VA
- Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe — Roswell, NM
- Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Mercy — Belleville, IL
- Poor Clare Nuns – Federation of Mary Immaculate — Santa Barbara, CA
- Poor Clare Nuns, Franciscan Monastery of St. Clare — Jamaica Plain, MA
- Poor Clare Nuns, St. Joseph’s Monastery — Aptos, CA
- Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery — Hanceville, AL
- Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, St. Joseph Adoration Monastery — Charlotte, NC
- Poor Clares of the Immaculate Heart Monastery — Los Altos Hills, CA
- Poor Clares of the Primitive Observance, Poor Clare Monastery — Sauk Rapids, MN
- Poor Clares, Maria Regina Mater Monastery — Kokomo, IN
- Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood — Manchester, NH
- Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood — Watertown, NY
- Visitation Monastery of Snellville — Snellville, GA
- Visitation Monastery of Toledo — Toledo, OH
- Visitation Monastery of Tyringham — Tyringham, MA
Men’s Communities
- Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Louis — Saint Louis, MO
- Abbey of the Genesee — Piffard, NY
- Benedictine Abbey of St. Andrew — Valyermo, CA
- Brigittine Priory of Our Lady of Consolation — Amity, OR
- Hermits of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel — Cristoval, TX
- Holy Transfiguration Skete — Eagle Harbor, MI
- Maronite Monks of Adoration — Petersham, MA
- Monastery of the Holy Cross — Washington, DC
- Monks of Mt. Tabor (Ukrainian Rite) — Redwood Valley, CA
- Mount Angel Abbey — Saint Benedict, OR
- Our Lady of Solitude Cloister (Melkite-Greek Catholic Rite) — Little Meadows, PA
- Prince of Peace Benedictine Abbey — Oceanside, CA
- St. Mary’s Monastery — Petersham, MA
Other Online Resources
- Poor Clares — Resource Page
- Carmelite Institute
- Institute of Cistercian Studies
- LaserMonks.com
Carmel of the Holy Family and Saint Therese