A guide to some of our favorite handmade gifts to give and receive from religious communities and monasteries.
In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world. Within its medieval walls, a community of some 15 Catholic monks ...
At their peak in the 1960s, 60 monks lived, prayed and worked together on the property that overlooks the Shenandoah River.
Three Roman Catholic monks are fighting to keep alive a monastic cheese-making tradition in Bosnia that has been passed down by word of mouth for 130 years. The pale yellow Trappist cheese made by ...
Looking for unique Christmas gifts? There are many monasteries and religious communities that offer handmade gifts that celebrate the Catholic faith. Buying presents online from religious brothers and ...
Trappist monks watch for Christmas differently than the rest of us, without colored lights, yard decorations or holiday parties. Instead of Bing Crosby or Mariah Carey, an Iowa monastery gets the ...
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Hear the long-lost chants of English monks whose monasteries were dissolved by Henry VIII
In the 16th century, England’s Henry VIII broke with the pope, established the Church of England and named himself ...
St. Matthew’s Monastery is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Iraq and is said to be up to 1,600-years-old Yousif Ibrahim, the head monk at Saint Matthew’s Monastery, laments the ...
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