What was once a swath of rocky land owned by Trappist monks is now a haven for wildlife as well as nature lovers CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Tucked in the center of this Rhode Island town, just 15 miles ...

In 2023, my wife Liz embarked on a self-guided spiritual retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani, the Trappist monastery in Nelson County. She returned with an armful of books and souvenirs from the ...

Ron Schulz had his first encounter with bliss when he was in second grade. “I was preparing to receive my first Eucharist and I had such a burning in my heart for God and I didn’t know what ...

A wealth of midwestern natural resources, combined with the Trappist monks of New Melleray's need to financially support themselves through their own labor and maintain a life steeped in prayer ...

The story of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, in the last year of his life. The documentary explores his home at the Abbey of Gethsemani, travels across America in the ...