About Little Portion Hermitage and Monastery in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Nestled in the woods of the Ozark Mountains in Northwest Arkansas lies one of the jewels of new American monastic life. Some have called it one of the secrets of the Church in America. For us, it is just where we live. Little Portion Hermitage and Monastery is the Motherhouse of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity, Monastic and Domestic. It is the primary home of the Monastic community. To accommodate the integrations for solitude and community, contemplation and ministry, it has places for solitude in hermitages, and common areas in the Monastery, main church, work buildings, guest houses, prayer and vegetable gardens. The beauty of the Hermitage and Monastery reflect the spirituality of the entire community, where everyone does their respective prayer, work, and recreation, and ministries overflow from there.
The hermitages are scattered around the main Monastery and work areas in what is called a skete in the ancient monastic language of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. It was later used in the West by the monastic reforms of 10 th and 11 th centuries of Sts. Romuald and Bruno during the Gregorian Reform. This same pattern was used by Celts in Ireland, early Augustinians in Italy, Carmelites in the Holy Land, and St. Francis of Assisi. It was also used on Mount Athos in the East. We use it building on a most venerable tradition.
Little Portion Retreat Center in Eureka Springs, Arkansas:
Join them for a spiritual retreat or visit. Walk the peaceful Prayer Gardens, pray in the architecturally acclaimed Monastery Chapel, stay in the beautiful Guest House, and share in the tasty meals and sought after Little Portion Bakery products. It is a visit of a spiritual lifetime.
Traveling to Little Portion Hermitage and Monastery in Eureka Springs, Arkansas:
Address: 350 CR 248
Phone: +1 (479) 253-7710
Click here for the official website of Little Portion Retreat Center in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.