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 ...

WESTMALLE, Belgium (Reuters) - A gold standard for beer connoisseurs, the Trappist ale in Westmalle Abbey streams through state-of-the-art equipment with not a monk in sight. It's thoroughly in accord ...

Monasteries are holy places of quiet and contemplation, but even they can’t escape the tyranny of I.P.A.s. This month, St. Joseph’s Abbey, located an hour west of Boston in the town of Spencer, ...

Leading a quiet and prayerful monastic life at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia, Brother Philip also manages the monastery’s bakery, Monks’ Bakery Goods. As the monastery’s website ...

As a junior monk, Torpey's spiritual director was none other but fellow Trappist Thomas Merton, whose influence on Christian thought (and in the interfaith realm as well) remains potent almost 50 ...

Trappist beer lovers, be aware: There may be a water problem brewing for the famed trappist abbey Rochefort. In the latest edition of Belgium’s De Standaard newspaper, Editor Dries Van De Smet ...

SPENCER — Upon visiting St. Joseph’s Abbey, any stress this reporter took to the monastery grounds faded as I followed the winding road up off Route 31 to Spencer Brewery. Everything about the abbey ...

We’re living in an interesting moment for classic Trappist beer—which is to say, beer brewed by Trappist Catholic monks in abbeys around the world. On one hand, the 2010s represented an era of new ...

Spencer Trappist Brewery, the only Trappist brewery located in the United States, announced it was ceasing operations via a Facebook post on Saturday. Trappist beer, or beer brewed by Catholic monks ...

We’ve talked about the Trappists before, but here’s a quick refresher: Also known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, the Trappists are a Roman Catholic sect that follows the Rule of ...

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