In 1947, 32 Trappist monks seeking refuge after World War II settled in the Ogden Valley just outside of Huntsville. Arriving ...

Founded in 1848 in the rolling green hills an hour south of Louisville, it was the first Trappist monastery in America. It shot to fame a century later when one of its monks, Thomas Merton ...

We’re sitting in the office of Trappist Caskets, just a short walk from New Melleray Abbey in Dubuque, Iowa. Sam is a layman, not a monk, but he works with the consecrated men as the general ...

The Trappist order of monks was born in the 17th century, in La Grande Trappe Abbey in Normandy. The Abbot there wanted his monks to adhere to the strict Rule of St. Benedict – an ancient guide ...

Orbis $16 (165p) ISBN 978-1-57075-559-0 The story behind this treatise by the legendary Trappist monk from Kentucky's Abbey of Gethsemani is nearly as fascinating as the document itself.

The Trappist monks aren't in it for the money - they brew only enough to support themselves and the abbey. RateBeer executive director Joe Tucker, who put together the beer ranking based on ...