The Monastic Family, Fraternity of Jesus aspires to be a visible sign witnessing to the fact that, even in today's world, if one places God, and the Good News of the Gospel, at the centre of each activity, it is possible to work in a humane and ethical way. The monastery can be seen as a 'laboratory' creating humane projects and providing wholesome products inspired by the Gospel.

The work of the Fraternity of Jesus supports the life of the community. The inspiration for the work of the community is the Word of God - paying special attention to the thirty years which the Son of God spent in Nazareth helping out his ‘earthly father’, Joseph, in the carpentry workshop. When one considers the life of the Holy Family of Nazareth one can nothing but value agricultural and handcrafting manual work. In order to carry out the various projects of the community, three co-operatives have been established (one concentrating in the area of handcrafts, and two in the area of organic agriculture).