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  Trappist Haven Monastery - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Trappist Haven Monastery (Traditional Chinese:熙篤會神樂院 or 聖母神樂院) is a monastery at Tai Shui Hang (Chinese: 大水坑), on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
The monastery is famous for producing the Trappist milk (known as Cross Milk 十字牌牛奶 or Priest Milk 神父牌牛奶 by Hong Kongers).
Trappist Haven Monastery, Churches in Hong Kong, Monasteries in Hong Kong, Lantau Island and Trappist monasteries.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Trappist_Haven_Monastery   (235 words)

  
 OregonLive.com's Printer-Friendly Page
A Trappist monk, a poet and an intellectual with an interest in Buddhism and social justice, Merton was internationally famous when he died while attending a conference on monasticism in Bangkok in 1968.
A pleasant afternoon can be spent strolling the grounds of the monastery, which are beautifully landscaped, and in the spring present a palette of greens from pale chartreuse to deep jade.
Parts of the monastery generally open to the public are reception areas, the guest lodge, the chapel and Bethany House, a handsome building with an Asian-inspired meditation room designed by Portland architect David Richen.
www.oregonlive.com /printer/printer.ssf?/willamettevalley/oregonian/040620yamhill.html   (883 words)

  
 Church in Crisis: Cover story: Post-Dallas: Sex offenders to monasteries? Monks say ‘no way’
Carr noted that for centuries, monasteries were known as refugium peccatorum -- a place of refuge for sinners, where people often came to live among the monastic community in repentance and penance for sinful deeds.
Because about half of the men’s monasteries in the United States are apostolic-contemplative houses that have ministries and constant contact with the public, Anderson said he thought the bishops were referring more to contemplative houses, such as the Trappists.
A monastery might seem to fit the bill on both scores.” But the bishops seem to be forgetting a crucial element, and that’s the matter of “call.”
www.natcath.com /crisis/070502l.htm   (1958 words)

  
 Trappists - History, Monastic life, Goods for sale, Monasteries
The life of the Trappists is guided by the Rule of St. Benedict, written in the sixth century.
Manual work is preferred over other types of work and Trappist monasteries generally provide for themselves through the sale of goods produced in the monastery.
By this rule, most Trappist monasteries produce goods that are then sold to provide an income for the monastery.
encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com /pages/22528/Trappists.html   (329 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The Trappist Haven Monastery (Traditional Chinese:熙篤會神樂院 or 聗母神樂院) is a monastery at Tai Shui Hang (Chinese: 大水坑), on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
The monastery is famous for producing the Trappist milk (known as Cross Milk 十字牌牛奶 or Priest Milk 神父牌牛奶 by Hong Kongers).
Around the monastery some of the last free roaming feral cattle in Hong Kong can be seen, being the descendants of the cattle released after the closure of the dairy farm.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Trappist_Haven_Monastery   (189 words)

  
 Po Lin Monastery Hongkong, Buddhism in Po Lin Monastery in Hongkong, Po Lin Monastery of Hongkong
The monastery was first constructed in the year 1906 by three visiting monks from Jiangsu.
Apart from a number of monasteries and temples, Lantau is famous for its natural beauty which includes spectacular mountains, wooded hills, fishing villages and pretty beaches.
The Trappist Haven Monastery : The monastery is located on the east coast of Latau Island and was founded in 1956 by the fleeing monks of Peking.
www.buddhist-tourism.com /countries/hongkong/temples-monasteries/po-lin-monastery.html   (669 words)

  
 Interesting Places -Lantau
This monastery is set on a steep hill due north of the Shek Pik Reservoir and is the home to the world’s largest outdoor bronze statue of Buddha.Lantau Tea Gardens a short walk from Po Lin Monastery has rooms for rent, barbecue facilities and a free camping areas.
This monastery sits on a slope and commands a fine view of the surrounding mountains, farming country and the blue South China Sea.
Trappist Haven of Our Lady of Liese, located at Tai Shui Hang is looked after by a closed Christian order sworn to silence.
www.regit.com /regitour/hongkong/intplace/otherisland/lantau.htm   (346 words)

  
 Trappists Information
The Trappists received greater attention in recent years on account of the life and writings of Thomas Merton.
For example, in Belgium and the Netherlands, some of the monasteries brew beer both for the consumption of the monks and for sale to the general public.
Trappist beers have become quite famous and are considered by many beer critics to be amongst the finest in the world.
www.bookrags.com /Trappist   (573 words)

  
 Monastery of the Holy Spirit: Retreat House
If so, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit is the perfect haven where you can rest, study the word of God, pray, put your thoughts in a journal, and learn about the monastic life.
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit invites you to come and experience a retreat for a day or a few days of restful recollection and spiritual renewal in a prayerful and peaceful environment.
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit’s Guest House is a strictly smoke-free environment (guest rooms, conference center, porches and all grounds).
www.trappist.net /retreat   (1318 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani
On 26 Oct., 1848, a colony of forty Trappists left the
Abbey of Melleray, in the Diocese of Nantes, France, under the leadership of Dom Eutrope Proust, and arrived at New Orleans early in December.
In 1850 a pontifical Brief (21 July) erected the new monastery into an abbey.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/06541a.htm   (521 words)

  
 News | TimesDaily.com | TimesDaily | Florence, Alabama (AL)
The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O. Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae), or Trappists, are a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order, that follows the Rule of St. Benedict.
The order began as a reform movement at the Abbey of Notre Dame de la Grande Trappe in 1664 in reaction to the relaxation of practices in many Cistercian Monasteries [1].
The Trappists received greater attention in recent years on account of the life and writings of Thomas Merton and, more recently, because of the popularity of Trappist ales such as Chimay.
www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Trappists   (686 words)

  
 jordoncooper.com: The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery by Henri Nouwen
The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery by Henri Nouwen
The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery is Henri Nouwen's journal of his seven-month stay in the Abbey of the Genesee in upstate New York.
His reflections on daily life with the Trappists are funny, wise, and often profound--resembling Kathleen Norris's The Cloister Walk, but a bit less thematically structured and more down to earth.
www.jordoncooper.com /2004/06/genesee-diary-report-from-trappist.html   (345 words)

  
 Realbeer.com Beer Community - Fuller's London Porter
The Westvleteren "Trappist" is exclusively sold in the abbey from 10 am to 12 am and from 2 pm tot 5 pm.
Very rare, WV beers can nevertheless be found (sometimes) at the monastery itself and purchased in 24bt case quantities.
When the monastery sales outlet is closed or out-of-stock, 6-packs can be purchased at the cafe across the road (In de Vrede) at higher prices.
www.realbeer.com /discussions/showthread.php?threadid=4912&perpage=15&highlight=&pagenumber=2   (1318 words)

  
 Trappists
The order began as a reform movement at the Abbey of Notre Dame de la Grande Trappe in 1664 in reaction to the relaxation of practices in many Cistercian Monasteries The Trappists take their informal name from La Trappe.
The reform was led by Armand-Jean Le Bouthillier de Rancé, who originally was the Commendatory Abbot at La Trappe, in France.
However they will generally only speak when necessary, and idle talk is strongly discouraged.
www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DTrappist%26type%3Den   (602 words)

  
 The Cascadian Order of the Strict Conformance | MetaFilter
The Monastery does not (because of a typo in the really weird double-deep div style).
Is the CSS Monastery located in the Cascade Mountains?
I scrolled past the post and I thought it said "CSI Trappist Monastery".
www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/49145   (1006 words)

  
 Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity - A New Monastery
On July 7th, 1947, thirty-four monks boarded a train in New Haven, Kentucky and made their way to Ogden, Utah.
On July 10th, 1947 they reached their newly-purchased ranch and established the newest American Trappist monastery, named for Our Lady of the Holy Trinity.
A new, larger guest facility, open to men and eventually women retreatants, will enable a greater number of persons to reap the spiritual benefits of a short-term exposure to the monastic environment provided by the Abbey.
www.holytrinityabbey.org /newmonastery/history.html   (468 words)

  
 Cool People I Know: Podcast Conversation with a Trappist Monk
I knew I was entering sacred ground as I admired the lengthy stretch of magnolia trees lining the entrance to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit.
How unfortunate that he didn’t have the opportunity to appreciate the mature trees in all their glory and experience their welcoming presence as a newcomer to the Monastery.
So when I arrived to the monastery yesterday, heavily weighted down with my audio recording gear and the guilt of arriving late, you can imagine what a pleasant surprise it was for me to see Father James Behrens, published author, essayist, photographer and Trappist monk sitting comfortably on the sofa.
coolpeopleiknow.blogspot.com /2007/05/podcast-conversation-with-trappist-monk.html   (788 words)

  
 Thomas Merton Monk and Poet
I drove to New Haven (Ky), east on highway 52, and north on highway 247.
The first indication that the monastery was near was a cross on the knob of a hill.
Trappists is the popular name for members of the Roman Catholic order of CISTERCIANS of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O. or O.C.R.), which traces its beginnings back to the reforms introduced (1664) by Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rance (1626-1700) at the monastery of La Trappe near Seez, France.
edge.net /~dphillip/Merton.html   (2419 words)

  
 Oxford Bottled Beer Database: Achel 8 Blonde
One of the beer world's most exclusive clubs gained a new member in 1998 when the monastery of Achel, near Hamont in the province of Limburg, revived its brewing tradition with the assistance of its fellow Trappist brothers at Westmalle.
The monastery's previous brewery had closed when the Germans commandeered the kettles in the First World War, and in recent years it had been the only Trappist monastery in Belgium without its own beer portfolio.
At first the beer was only available on draught at the monastery's own café, but now the Achel name is popping up on bottles too, and some of them found their way to the London Drinker Beer Festival where I got this sample.
www.bottledbeer.co.uk /beer.asp?beerid=1318   (572 words)

  
 Amsterdam Pub Guide: the best beer bars, pubs and brewpubs
The latest addition, Witte Trappist, is the world's first trappist witbier (unless you count Oirschots Wit, a beer taken over from Kroon).
The brothers still own the trademarks and the beers are allowed to bear the Trappist name.
The right to bear the hexagonal "authentic trappist" was lost after the sale but restored in 2005.
www.xs4all.nl /~patto1ro/amsintr.htm   (4895 words)

  
 Mission accomplished - Mariannhill
Ten years after his arrival, Abbot Francis's missionary activities caused him to be suspended from the Trappist order at within 14 years, the Pope decreed that Mariannhill be detached from the Trappists and become an active Missionary institute — the Congregation of the Mariannhill Missionaries.
Driving down the road and slipping under the monastery arch, there's a true sense of 'other-worldliness' at Mariannhill; of time standing still, a stone's throw from the brash commercialism just over the N3.
Here, there are two layers: one strangely quiet and watchful, the other comprising laughing schoolchildren; glimpses of a nun's habit as she sows or reaps in the ploughed fields; and the intermittent whine of a lathe at work.
www.thepropertymag.co.za /pages/452774491/articles/2005/November/Mission_accomplished_-_Mariannhill.asp   (1250 words)

  
 Bale Jump - SpringSummer 2004 - Wabash Magazine
The cover shot on Smaller Than God pictures Brother Paul in a field in his monk’s garb—habit and robe—leaping across freshly rolled hay.
State Road 247 lies just west of the walls of Gethsemani monastery in Trappist, Kentucky.
It runs south, eventually to Maker’s Mark Bourbon Distillery, and north through historic Bardstown, where the big trade used to come, and up then to Louisville.
www.wabash.edu /magazine/displaystory.cfm?news_id=1744&issue=SS2004   (819 words)

  
 Trappist - OneLook Dictionary Search
Trappist : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
Trappist : Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
Trappist : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?w=Trappist&ls=a   (196 words)

  
 Adherents.com
"Worldwide there are 90 monasteries of Trappist monks and 59 of Trappistine nuns.
This popular name derives from La Trappe, a monastery whose abbot, A. de Rance (d.
Trappists seek contemplative union with God by a very austere life of prayer, silence, and manual labor.
www.adherents.com /Na/Na_140.html   (2210 words)

  
 Oldfields Homestay - New Zealand Travel Forum
The trappist monks at Saint Sixtus monastery in Flanders are refusing to brew any more until next year.
Belgium has six Trappist beers but Westvleteren is the rarest because it has not been distributed commercially since 1941 and can be bought only at Saint Sixtus.
I had a trappist beer in the porter house in Dublin.
www.aardvarktravel.net /oldfields-homestay-forum/viewtopic.php?p=42640   (576 words)

  
 Very Belgian - Chimay, Fromage Trappiste « Glorious Food and Wine
There are only 6 of them in Belgium, brewed under strict trappist rules,  within the walls of a trappist monastery (I’m not joking, only beers brewed within the walls can call themselved trappist beers.
Otherwise it would have been the perfect excuse to go to Chimay.
Both the cheese and the beer from this trappist monastery are readily available in supermarkets big and small.
onfoodandwine.wordpress.com /2007/08/14/very-belgian-chimay-fromage-trappiste   (398 words)

  
 Trappist Farm
You are searching for "Trappist Farm" or "Farm Trappist" - this is the guide for you.
Here you can find hand selected websites for Farm in Trappist in the category "Trappist Farm".
Have a look at Odometer Correction Trappist, at DIAG-PROG Odometer Programmer or at Mileage Correction Programmer
www.wooob.com /trappist-farm-521748.html   (127 words)

  
 Trappist, Kentucky - Bourbon Fudge Monks
There is a small visitor center where you can view photos of the Dalai Lama's visit to the monastery.
You can actually observe the monks doing one of their many daily prayer sessions in the chapel.
They do not employ any outside help to make the stuff, and there are only around a hundred or so of them.
www.roadsideamerica.com /tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==534   (291 words)

  
 Country Contemplative
It sits astride a dirt road that can be treacherous with a coating of ice.
Irenaeus, Spiritual, Thomas Merton, Trappist, monastic, mystic
Tagged Abbey of the Genesee, contemplative, Desert Fathers, Tao, Thomas Merton, Trappist
countrycontemplative.wordpress.com   (845 words)

  
 Trappist Haven of Tai Shui Hong, Lantau
Lantau - Trappist Haven of Tai Shui Hong
Here, too, there is modest accommodation for visitors (advance booking advisable).
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
www.planetware.com /lantau-island/lantau-trappist-haven-of-tai-shui-hong-hk-is-th.htm   (152 words)

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