Tuesday 16 August |

Saint of the Day: St. Roch

Monks

BENEDICT

Daniel Esparza

A Benedictine summer drinking guide

Visuel Divine Box

Cerith Gardiner

Brother and sister get divine inspiration to help monasteries

JAMPOT

Daniel Esparza

Monk-made jams from Michigan, with a Byzantine twist

Frati Minori Lonigo

Gelsomino Del Guercio

Friars open pizzeria and café to save residence at risk of closure

CHRIST IN THE DESERT

Daniel Esparza

Interview with a monk: “The desert can be an unforgiving place”

SHIA LEBEOUF

J-P Mauro

Shia LaBeouf takes pilgrimage with Franciscans for Padre Pio biopic

Moine cistercien de l'abbaye de Citeaux

Louise Almeras

Ancient abbey where Cistercians were founded continues monastic hospitality, welcoming refugees

La Trappe

Daniel Esparza

“Liquid bread”: An introduction to monk-made beer

VIKING

J-P Mauro

14th-century monk knew of America long before Christopher Columbus

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J-P Mauro

Benedictines return to French Solignac Abbey after 230 years

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Aliénor Goudet

The story behind the portrait of a monk who did not want to be painted

VIA CARITATIS WINE

J-P Mauro

Oldest papal vineyard blends charity into award-winning wine

Grimbergen Abbey

J-P Mauro

Belgian monks are reclaiming the tradition of monastic beer brewing

PRAY

John Burger

Young and prayerful: the next class of priests and nuns

THE MONKS MAKE AMENDS

Theresa Civantos Barber

These 10 lovable picture books introduce kids to monastic life

HILLBILLY THOMISTS

J-P Mauro

The Hillbilly Thomists perform “Hard Times” in live session

HOLY MASS

J-P Mauro

Franciscan Commissaries of the Holy Land celebrate 600th anniversary

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J-P Mauro

Cistercian monks’ numeral system once competed with Roman numerals

SOURDOUGH BREAD

J-P Mauro

Discovery of sourdough bread oven offers insight into a medieval Cistercian monastery

CALIFORNIA

John Burger

California forest fire spares Benedictine monastery

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