Community of Jesus

This article is about a monastic community in Massachusetts. For the Anglican religious order, see Community of Jesus' Compassion.
Not to be confused with Community of Christ.
Church of the Transfiguration at the Community of Jesus

The Community of Jesus is an ecumenical Christian double monastery in the Benedictine tradition, which is located near Rock Harbor, in Orleans, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod.[1]

At present, approximately 225 professed members, together with another fifty children and young people live as households in thirty privately owned, multifamily homes that surround the church and the guesthouse. This also includes the twenty-five celibate brothers who are living in the Zion Friary and the sixty celibate sisters who are living in the Bethany Convent. Altogether, the Community of Jesus consists of almost 275 people, from many walks of life and various church backgrounds—including Catholic, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Congregational, Baptist, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, and Pentecostal.[2]

Paraclete Press, the publishing arm of the Community of Jesus, has published many works by resident priest Martin Shannon CJ,[3] who stated to media, in 2006, that "worship and liturgy are at the core of everyday life" of the Benedictine community.[4]

  1. ^ Neff, David (20 October 2010). "The Art of Glory". Christianity Today. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ^ "History". Community of Jesus. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Martin Shannon CJ". Paraclete Press. Retrieved Mar 25, 2023.
  4. ^ LaBounty, Gloria (2006). "Jesus... put me here" (PDF). The Sun Chronicle. The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved 14 November 2021.