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Sophia Center
A Benedictine Center for Spirituality
Sponsored by Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas

  Current Offerings Souljourners Outreach

Sophia Center inside view

Mission Statement of Sophia Center
As Benedictine women, the search for God is central to our ministry to people of all faiths. The offerings of Sophia Center flow out of a rich monastic tradition that fosters a contemplative attitude and calls forth transformation and action. In the spirit of Benedictine hospitality and embraced by the praying community of Mount St. Scholastica, Sophia Center welcomes all who are searching for God, for peace, and for meaning in their lives.

Outside view of Sophia Center

Sophia Center is a ministry of the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica. All retreats are on the grounds of the monastery, home to 164 sisters. Spend prayerful time in the inspiring chapels, share in the spiritual and intellectual resources of the sisters and, most importantly, experience worship with a monastic community known for its reverent, beautiful liturgies.

Walk to Sophia Center

Located in Atchison, Kansas, on forty acres of rolling hills in a Benedictine environment of a praying community, the Sophia Center provides an ideal setting for prayer and reflection. Open to persons of all faiths, the programs include courses on the psalms, monastic theology, spirituality and history; reflection days for the elderly and for parish ministers; directed and group retreats; Advent and Lenten days of prayer; days of recollection and much more.

Marywood

Sophia Guests may be housed at Marywood (pictured above) (7 bedrooms, 9 beds.) Guests may also be housed at St. Catherine's (below). (20 rooms, 24 beds).

St. Catherine's

Program Offerings - Retreat Opportunities at Sophia Center
(listings through December 2009)

Souljourners - Holy Listening, an ecumenical program for spiritual formation

Atchison Connection (formerly known as Women's Wisdom Center) - Check out their spring offerings.

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  Private Retreats Outreach Hosting Retreats

For more information about programs offered by Sophia or to be placed on their mailing list, click here.

To register online for an offering or to request more information

A photo tour

How to find us?
(Directions from many locations.)

Sister Eleanor Suther



Questions?

To contact Sister Eleanor Suther, OSB
email sophia at mountosb.org
or call (913) 360-6173
or write
Sophia Center
751 South 8th St.
Atchison, KS 66002








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