This stark Burgundian monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, it is an excellent illustration of the ideal of ...

Fr. Roch Kereszty may seem like just another monk at Cistercian Abbey in Irving, Texas. Nothing is unusual about how he leans on his cane; nothing different about how he’ll greet you with a warm smile ...

The Rev. Denis Farkasfalvy speaks to guests during The Catholic Foundation's 34th annual award dinner at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas on Feb. 19, 2016. He was selected as the 2016 award honoree for ...

Coronavirus cases at Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas have upended life for the monks living at the Irving monastery. ANDY JACOBSOHN/Staff Photographe As the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Dallas ...

If you’ve spent any time on this blog, you know I’m a homer for Cistercian Prep, in Irving. (Hox vobiscum!) I graduated in 1988 and give that place much credit for making me the man I am today (sneaky ...

Fifteen Cistercian nuns from Belgium and a host of other clergy and community members were on hand 52 years ago as the new Redwood Abbey Monastery in Whitethorn was blessed by the Most Rev. Leo Maher, ...

Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers of monks over the centuries. Here, the monks have dedicated their lives to the vows of ...

They were dubbed the Millionaire Monks, a small monastic community in western Wisconsin feted around the world for a wildly successful Internet business selling laser printer inks and toners. As ...

The label of "Trappist" is among the most exclusive designations of beer worldwide, with only 11 breweries around the globe qualifying for the title. But that number is about to become 12, with the ...

Father Roch Kereszty, originally from Hungary, has been at Cistercian Abbey in Irving, Texas, for more than 50 years. Hunter Johnson TNS DALLAS -- Fr. Roch Kereszty may seem like just another monk at ...