- a desire to respond to the Incarnation
- a commitment to listening to God
- a discipleship to the Living God
- a life lived in community
- tending to others' needs
- following the example and teaching of the Abbot and the community
- a habit of prayer with others
- a life of spirituality based on scripture
- coming to know the closeness of God
- living apart from a desire for material possessions
- sharing what one has for the sake of the community
- acknowledging that all comes from the Lord
- welcoming all guests as Christ
- treating the sick as Christ
- knowing that Christ is in each brother
- striving for authenticity in all work
- contributing to the community by doing all work to honor God
- abandoning oneself to give to others