Vocation

At the heart of our vocation lies a simple yet radical desire: to seek God, to know Him and to come to know ourselves. As followers of Saint William of Maleval and Saint Augustine of Hippo, we believe that the path to God is inseparable from the journey inward — not in aimless introspection, but in humility, transformation, and spiritual growth. In the depths of every human soul dwells a longing: to be known, to be loved, and to be made whole. This longing is the echo of grace calling us beyond ourselves — into communion with God and with one another. According to the Rule of Saint Augustine, we strive for continual conversion: a ceaseless interior pilgrimage from disordered desires toward truth. As Augustine taught, evil is not an external force but the distortion of the will. Thus, monastic life is not an escape from reality, but a deeper, truer engagement with it — an ongoing correction and refinement. For us, prayer is the practice of presence. Spiritual growth means opening both heart and mind to divine light. Community is the slow work of growing together in truth, patience, and love. And service is the fruit of contemplation. The Williamite charism is at once ascetical, contemplative, and pastoral. It is rooted in silence, renunciation, Scripture, and examination of conscience; and it bears fruit in compassion, spiritual accompaniment, and humble service to the Church. Our spirituality respects the synergy between divine grace and human effort — the unity of mystery and discipline, of the inner path and the outward mission.