Thank you for joining Monk Mindset!
If you’re anything like me, you start the year with good intentions… and then real life hits. Work piles up, your phone eats your attention, and “new year, new me” somehow fade into February.
We wanted to create a new year’s experience that’s different – where we learn from the ancient wisdom AND the best of habit formation science – to gradually build, set, and KEEP new commitments.
This New Year’s Challenge does this by going through, step by step, the 4 key areas of life monks and nuns live out each day: prayer, family relationships, work focus, and personal recovery.
So, I’m excited to journey with you to make 2026 the best year yet!
The New Year’s Challenge

Join Fr. Gregory Pine (Dominican), Fr. Paul (Benedictine monk), and Fr. Matthias (Carmelite) in the Monk Mindset New Year’s Challenge – 30 Days to Peace and Productivity.
In the app, you’ll:
Practice 4 core monastic principles for modern life
Set simple daily commitments (and actually follow through)
Learn at your own pace with short, guided sessions
Cut the noise with built-in focus tools
Get live Q&A guidance with monks & nuns (annual subscribers only)
This week we’ll dive into how monks approach prayer and how you can apply it your life led by Fr. Matthias, Carmelite Friar and me.
Peace to you and thanks again for being an early member of this movement,
John
