Welcome to SSJE
We are a community of men giving our whole selves over to living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rooted in the ancient monastic traditions of prayer and community life, and critically engaged with contemporary culture, we seek to know and share an authentic experience of God’s love and mercy. We live a common life shaped by worship, prayer, and our Rule of Life.
We invite you to explore these pages to learn more about how we live and pray, the tradition that grounds us, and the call that draws us onward day by day.
We don’t possess our own lives. We are stewards of the life that God has given us, for however long God continues to give us breath. Our life is not about hoarding or conserving life for its own sake, but its opposite: about willingly giving up our life and our life’s energies, following the example we see in Christ’s own self-emptying.
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
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