Austrian monks have invited Amy Winehouse to spend some downtime in their monastery and discuss the big questions. And there could even be a collaboration between the unlikely labelmatesWatch the Cistercian monks in action on YouTube

An unlikely group has issued an invitation to Amy Winehouse, offering the troubled singer shelter. It's not a rock band, the Church of Scientology, Narcotics Anonymous or even a Saudi Arabian court. No, Winehouse's unlikely supporters are a group of Austrian monks.

The Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz are based in Vienna, Austria, and they are a little worried about poor Amy. She certainly has a nice voice, but she doesn't seem to be doing too well. So the brothers would like to bring her over for some solemn, pious R&R.

"For 10 minutes I liked [Back to Black, Winehouse's 2006 album]," Brother Johannes Paul Chavanne explained to the Daily Telegraph. "But when I read the lyrics I thought it was sad. I would like to invite her here - I feel sympathetic to people like her. She could stay a week or two and discuss the big questions of life - faith might be an answer for her."

These monks certainly seem to be on the right track. Their own recent album – a recording of Gregorian chants called Chant: Music for Paradise - topped the charts in Austria and made the UK's Top 10. And their connection to Winehouse runs deeper than general human empathy – they also share the same label, Universal.

If Winehouse does decide to retire for a while outside Vienna, she needn't worry that the Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz are overly ascetic. 25-year-old Brother Johannes Paul Chavanne has internet access in his cell, the Telegraph reports, so Winehouse could even bring her beehive, her smokes, and a couple of her entourage. Who knows, maybe Pete Doherty fancies some lessons in Gregorian chanting?