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February 10, 2022

Glen Argan: The counterculture of God’s silent presence

St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Mass., home to 57 monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance (also known as Trappists).

As a young man, I developed a curiosity about the Cistercian way of life. Part of my interest came from reading books by Thomas Merton, the dissolute young man who discovered a unity of life and spirit upon entering the Trappist monastery in Kentucky.

Published in Glen Argan
December 10, 2018

Algerian martyrs bear witness to Christian-Muslim peace, Pope Francis says

Nuns and others stand next to a photograph of Bishop Pierre Claverie at his grave in St. Mary's Cathedral, where a vigil was held, in Oran, Algeria, Dec. 7. The vigil was to prepare for the Dec. 8 beatification of Bishop Claverie and a group of 18 others, who were martyred in the course of the Algerian civil war.
VATICAN – The lives of 19 religious men and women martyred during the Algerian civil war are a testament to God's plan of love and peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
November 20, 2018

Ordinary Trappist martyrs in Algeria gave extraordinary witness

Father Christophe Lebreton works with a table saw at the Monastery of Notre Dame de l'Atlas near Medea, Algeria, in this undated photo. Father Lebreton and six other Trappist monks murdered in 1996 by the members of the Armed Islamic Group will be beatified Dec. 8 in Oran, Algeria.
VATICAN – After Islamic terrorists stormed the Algerian monastery he called home, Trappist Father Christian de Cherge felt compelled to put pen to paper and write down his testament.
Published in International
January 30, 2018

Pope recognizes martyrdom of 19 Algerians killed by Islamic terrorists

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, France, fourth from left, prays in 2007 in Medea, Algeria, during an interfaith service at the graves of the seven Trappist monks who were killed in 1996.
VATICAN – Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of a bishop, seven Trappist monks and 11 other religious men and women killed by extremists in Algeria in the 1990s.
Published in International