Benedictine Sisters of Cullman, Alabama
Sacred Heart Monastery
916 Convent Road, Cullman, Alabama 35055
(256) 734-4622 --- shmon@shmon.org
Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center
About Our Community
Monastery: A Real World for Real People since 1902
Tradition and History
The religious order founded by St. Benedict has endured through the centuries striving to meet the needs of the Church as they arose.
In the 1850's Benedictine nuns left their cloister in Eichstätt, Bavaria, to come to America to educate the children of German immigrants. By 1900 the need for Catholic education was felt in Alabama, and Sacred Heart Convent was founded. For many years this has been acenter of prayer and education, and the place from which sisters were sent to staff schools in Alabama and surrounding dioceses.
Mission Statement
We the Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, Alabama, compelled by the Gospel of Christ and inspired by the charism of St. Benedict, commit ourselves to be a prophetic witness to all through a vowed life of monastic prayer, community and ministry.
Ministries for Today
More recently we have responded to the changing needs of the Church and society by expanding to new ministries. Sacred Heart Monastery, as it is now known, provides for a number of ministries. Sisters at mission houses use their particular talents to meet current needs. Whether she lives at the monastery or at one of the mission houses, each sister endeavors to continue the monastic tradition of witnessing to the loving presence of Christ in prayer, hospitality, and ministry.
