Br. Mathew-Joseph works to remove downed trees and limbs, which fell a few weeks back during the severe ice storm that hit the Abbey. He is ...

"Behold peace no longer promised but conferred; no longer delayed but given; no longer predicted but bestowed. Behold God the Father h...

Framed by snow-covered pines and the "cold" cloister beneath it, the bell tower looms high above the hills of Spencer. After sever...

Last week marked the arrival of four new Vietnamese monks to Spencer. They will be the Abbey's special guests for the next two years and...

Along with many of its neighboring towns and cities, the Abbey was recently hit by one of the worst ice storms of the century. Fortunately f...

The Abbot's ceremonial blessing of the Cistercian cowl, the garment that replaces the monk's cloak on the occasion of his solemn pro...