
THE UK Oblates Team are a small group of volunteer oblates from various monasteries who, since the first World Oblates Congress in 2005, have formed a team to act as a conduit for information for oblates, and thus established this website for oblates and monastic communities, who may wish to make use thereof. We want to provide information about oblates and for oblates, and about the different Benedictine monastic communities that exist in Great Britain and Ireland. Read more…

Thought for February 2026
BE NOTHING…Just over a year ago, I read a review in ‘The Tablet’ of a biography of the writer Ronald Blythe (1922-2023). He is known for his book ‘Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village’ (1969)…
