MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — “A year and a half ago, I could do anything — run the chain saw, cut up trees, use a backhoe.” Brother Joseph Swedo was bent forward in his chair, his rugged hands folded ...
Multiple schemes involving the resale of Trappist beer at sky-high prices have forced a centuries-old Belgian monastery to take action. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP via Getty Images Some of the world’s ...
The Aspen Times recently reported that the St. Benedict’s Monastery property on Capitol Creek is for sale. The popular bookstore/gift shop and retreat facilities have already closed, and the dwindling ...
In the world of ales, there are few richer and more complex examples than the strong, dark dubbels and quadrupels of Belgium. These dusky delights meld together a dense mélange of dark fruit, spice, ...
In 2023, my wife Liz embarked on a self-guided spiritual retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani, the Trappist monastery in Nelson County, Ky. She returned with an armful of books and souvenirs from the ...
Life is not easy among the Trappists. The order known as the Cistercians of the Strict Observance is one of the most austere in the Roman Catholic Church. On ordinary days rising hour is 2 a.m. (it is ...
A Trappist monastery in Vina has earned yet another wine competition award, drawing people's attention to this Northstate ...
The term “Trappist beer” is one that is widely known throughout the craft beer community, but for those who are not familiar with the term, it may sound strange. A Trappist beer is brewed by Trappist ...
Brother Joseph Swedo was bent forward in his chair, his rugged hands folded delicately in his lap. As a monk at Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery in South Carolina, he maintains that Roman Catholic ...
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