Our Monastic Community
Our mission as the Mt Tabor Benedictines is hospitality. In living out our mission, the Gospel and Benedictine tradition challenge us to respect all creation, to live ecumenically, to foster justice, and to create an environment where peace, joy and reconciliation are fostered and valued.
Prioress
Outreach Coordinator
Subprioress/ Administration
Oblate Director
Mt. Tabor Benedictines
Our History
In 1975 the Catholic Committee of Appalachia produced a Pastoral Letter on Powerlessness in Appalachia, in cooperation with the Catholic Bishops of the region. It is called “This Land is Home to Me”. Towards the end of the letter they talk about “Facing the future” and establishing “centers of prayer and reflection, in the service of action throughout the region”. In 1978 Sisters from Immaculate Conception Monastery located in Ferdinand IN. responded to that call. They started out as a retreat center in Maytown, KY. During the time from 1978 to 1981 women began asking to be part of this small Benedictine group of Sisters. In 1982 The Dwelling Place Monastery was founded. In 1985 the sisters were able to purchase 24 acres of property and the sisters became known as the Mt. Tabor Benedictines. In 1993 we gained our independence from Immaculate Conception Monastery and in 2008 we became an Ecumenical Monastery, accepting women of other Christian Faiths.
Since our humble beginnings we continue to be the “Face of the Future” of Benedictine life and have established our Oblate, Resident Oblate and Volunteer programs. We are a place for gathering of groups, individuals for retreats as well as times for quiet and reflection on a daily basis.
When family, friends, neighbors, Oblates and retreatants come, they often remind us of the peace that exists here at The Dwelling Place Monastery.
Come see and experience that peace for yourself.
Video Testimonials
Sister Judy Yunker
Sister Kathy Curtis
Sister Kathleen Weigand
Sister Kathy DiVaio
Sister Mary Going
Sister Jan Barthel
Sister Eileen Schepers
Rest for your Mind, Body and Spirit.
Words from Our Friends
“In the peace and quiet, I found rest and focus. My visit was life changing, I plan on visiting again soon!”
Jenna Stone
Kentucky
Rob Music
Kentucky
How quiet it is! That was one of my first thoughts stepping out of the truck so long ago at the bottom of the hill. Then, over the years I have heard it time and again from so many different visitors that it is so quiet here at the Monastery in the mountains.
No road noises, no planes overhead, no city noises to speak of, no droning of civilization: just quiet. This was the first kind of quiet that was immediately noticeable to me.
After being there for a few more moments the quiet become more than the lack of noise for me. It morphs into a quiet of the soul that comes from removing the distractions and clutter that fills our lives. Setting aside the constant stress of the “to do” list and the “things I must do” thoughts that bind us up with anxiety. (Plus, most cell phones do not work on the mountain top.) The current term is “Forrest Bathing”. Similar but different than meditation in the woods and more like immersion for the spirit. After embracing the quiet I could start to “feel” the communal experience with mother nature especially as the other senses start to engage with the tranquility.
As the quiet surroundings take hold there is a calming of the soul. A quietness in the soul that allows God to make His presence known. A true sense that there is a God and he is with us.
Keith
Illinois
Ways to Give
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to maintain our beautiful facilities and grounds.
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Online Giving
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Stock Donation
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IRA Distribution
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