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THE MONASTERY PAGE
UnityReconciliationRadio.com IS A WEBSITE THAT CELEBRATES
CHRISTIAN CULTURE, AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHRISTIAN
CULTURE WITHOUT THE MONASTERIES AND RELIGIOUS
COMMUNITIES. THIS IS THEIR PAGE. IT LISTS
MONASTERIES AND THE PRODUCTS THEY CREATE AND SELL,
TO SUPPORT THEIR MONASTIC WAY OF LIFE. IT ALSO LISTS
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES, AND THEIR EFFORTS TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR THEIR VARIOUS PROJECTS. MORE MONASTERIES
AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES WILL KEEP BEING ADDED TO
THE LIST. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING A DIFFERENT
MONASTERY OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY EVERY MONTH,
WITH A PURCHASE.
THE BRIGITTINE MONKS OF AMITY, OREGON FOUNDED THEIR
MONASTERY IN 1976. AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE NAME, THEY ARE
PART OF THE BRIGITTINE ORDER FOUNDED IN 1370 BY SAINT
BIRGITTA (BRIDGET) OF SWEDEN. SAINT BIRGITTA FOUNDED THE
ORDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING PRAISE AND HONOR TO GOD.
THE MONKS OF THE BRIGITTINE ORDER FOLLOW THE ANCIENT RULE
OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. THEY LIVE A QUIET MONASTIC LIFE OF
PRAYER, CONTEMPLATION, AND WORK. THE FIRST PRAYER OF THE
BRIGITTINE MONKS IS FOR THE UNITY OF ALL CHRISTIANS, (IT'S
ONE OF THE REASONS UnityReconciliationRadio,com IS HONORED TO
HAVE THE BRIGITTINE MONKS ON THE WEBSITE). THE MONKS
SUPPORT THEMSELVES BY THE MAKING AND SELLING OF GOURMET
FUDGE AND TRUFFLES. BOTH THE FUDGE AND TRUFFLES ARE
CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE VARIETIES. THE FLAVORS INCLUDE
CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT, CHOCOLATE ROYALE, CHOCOLATE AMARETTO,
AND PECAN PRALINE. THE BRIGITTINE MONKS ALSO OFFER
WHOLESALE OPPORTUNITIES. IF SOMEONE IS RAISING FUNDS FOR A
PARISH, SCHOOL, OR OTHER ORGANIZATION THIS FUDGE COULD BE
JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. SO PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE,
MAKE A FUDGE PURCHASE, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BRIGITTINE
MONKS. www.brigittine.org
THE BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF THE QUEEN OF ANGELS MONASTERY
IN MOUNT ANGEL, OREGON ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE "MUSTARD
SISTERS". THEY ARE PART OF THE BENEDICTINE ORDER FOUNDED BY
SAINT BENEDICT, AND THEY LIVE A MONASTIC LIFE OF PRAYER,
WORK, AND STUDY. PART OF THEIR WORK INCLUDES THE MAKING AND
SELLING OF MUSTARD. THEIR GLORIOUS GARLIC MUSTARD WON THE
2008 SILVER MEDAL IN A WORLDWIDE MUSTARD COMPETITION, HELD
AT THE ANNUAL NAPA VALLEY MUSTARD FESTIVAL. OTHER MUSTARDS
INCLUDE DIVINELY ORIGINAL (HORSERADISH), HEAVENLY HONEY, AND
ANGELIC HONEY GARLIC. THE MUSTARDS ARE SOLD AROUND THE
COUNTRY IN RELIGIOUS BOOK AND GIFT SHOPS, AS WELL AS
SPECIALITY FOOD AND WINE SHOPS. IF SOMEONE OWNS OR
OPERATES ONE OF THESE SHOPS, THIS MONASTERY MUSTARD COULD
BE AN ITEM YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN CARRYING. THE PROCEEDS
FROM THE MUSTARD SALES GO TO SUPPORT SAINT JOSEPH'S SHELTER,
THE UPKEEP OF THEIR HISTORIC MONASTERY, THEIR RETIRED
SISTERS, AND THEIR RETREAT MINISTRIES. PLEASE VISIT THE
WEBSITE, ORDER A JAR OR TWO OF THE SCRUMPTIOUS MUSTARD,
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE BENEDICTINE SISTERS IN OREGON.
WHILE ON THE WEBSITE, PLEASE DON'T MISS THE VIDEO PIECE
COOKING UP A STORY WITH SISTER TERRY HALL.
www.monasterymustard.com
THE CARMELITE MONKS OF WYOMING (MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF
THESE MONKS, OR SEEN THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS) MAKE AND SELL
WONDERFUL MYSTIC MONK COFFEE, ALONG WITH AT LEAST NINE
DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF MYSTIC MONK BLACK, GREEN, AND HERBAL
TEAS. THEIR COFFEE AND TEA BUSINESS SUPPORTS THEIR
MONASTIC LIFE AND GROWING MONASTERY. THE CARMELITE MONKS
OFFER AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT COFFEES, COFFEE MUGS AND
DRINKWARE (INCLUDING A BISTRO MUG, ESPRESSO MUG, AND TRAVEL
MUGS), A COFFEE PRESS, A COFFEE VAULT, AND OTHER COFFEE
BREWING EQUIPMENT, AND CHOCOLATE COVERED ESPRESSO BEANS.
THEY ALSO OFFER THEIR LATIN CHANT CD, MYSTIC MONK CLOTHING
AND APPAREL, RELIGIOUS BOOKS AND ITEMS, AND GIFT CARDS. THE
CARMELITE MONKS ALSO OFFER FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES. IF
SOMEONE IS RAISING FUNDS FOR A PARISH, SCHOOL, OR OTHER
ORGANIZATION THIS MYSTIC MONK COFFEE COULD BE JUST WHAT
YOUR GROUP NEEDS. IT REALLY IS GREAT COFFEE, AND A GREAT WAY
TO SUPPORT THE CARMELITE MONKS AS THEY BUILD THEIR
MONASTIC LIFE AND MONASTERY. SO PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE
ORDER SOME EXCELLENT MYSTIC MONK COFFEE, AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE CARMELITE MONKS OF WYOMING.
www.mysticmonkcoffee.com
THE BENEDICTINE MONKS OF THE MONASTERY OF CHRIST IN THE
DESERT ARE LOCATED IN ABIQUIU, NEW MEXICO. ABIQUIU IS AN
ISOLATED SMALL DESERT TOWN IN THE CHAMA CANYON, 75 MILES
NORTH OF NEW MEXICO'S CAPITAL, SANTA FE ("HOLY FAITH" IN
SPANISH). THE MONKS LIVE A TRADITIONAL MONASTIC LIFE,
FOLLOWING THE ANCIENT RULE OF SAINT BENEDICT. TO SUPPORT
THEMSELVES THE MONKS OF CHRIST IN THE DESERT OFFER A WIDE
ARRAY OF MONASTIC PRODUCTS. THEY HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF
RELIGIOUS ITEMS SUCH AS INCENSE, ROSARIES, SAINT BENEDICT
MEDALS, LITURGICAL STOLES, CROSSES, ICONS, RELIGIOUS
SCULPTURE, AND NOTE CARDS. THEY ALSO OFFER A LARGE
SELECTION OF MONASTIC PRODUCTS SUCH AS BELTS, SANDALS,
HONEY, MONASTIC MUGS, SOAP, LIP BALM, TOTE BAGS, AND
COFFEE. THE COFFEE IS MADE BY TRAPPIST MONKS IN THE ANDES
MOUNTAINS OF VENEZUELA. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE MONASTERY
HAS A VERY GOOD MEDIA SELECTION OF BOOKS, DVD'S, AND MUSIC.
THE DVD'S ARE PRODUCTIONS OF THE MONASTERY OF CHRIST IN
THE DESERT, WRITTEN AND FILMED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE
MONKS THEMSELVES. THEY ARE REFLECTIONS ON CHRIST IN THE
DESERT DURING THE AUTUMN AND WINTER. THE MUSIC CD
OFFERINGS, ARE THEIR OWN MONASTERY CHANT CD'S. THEY HAVE
RECORDED TRADITIONAL CHANTS, BOTH GREGORIAN AND MONASTIC
CHANT. ALSO, IN A MOVE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC EXCELLENCE,
CHRIST IN THE DESERT MONASTERY ALSO CARRIES CD'S BY THE
PENNSYLVANIA CLASSICAL MUSIC VOCAL GROUP, ANONYMOUS 4.
ANONYMOUS 4 IS ONE OF THE FOREMOST CLASSICAL MUSIC VOCAL
GROUPS IN THE WORLD. ALSO, IN A "NOD" TO CENTURIES OF
BENEDICTINE MONASTIC TRADITION, THE MONKS OF CHRIST IN
THE DESERT OWN AN 84% STAKE IN A BEVERAGE COMPANY CALLED,
ABBEY BEVERAGE COMPANY. THE ABBEY BEVERAGE COMPANY
PRODUCES TWO KINDS OF ALE, MONKS' ALE AND MONKS' WIT. THE ALE
IS SOLD IN NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND PENNSYLVANIA. THE
MONASTERY HAS BUILT A SMALL BREWERY, ON THE MONASTERY
GROUNDS. THIS BREWERY WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP AND BREW
NEW ALES. SO PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE, AND BE SURE TO
BROWSE THROUGH THE MONKS' GIFT SHOP. MANY OF THE
MONASTIC ITEMS MAKE GREAT LITTLE GIFTS. www.christdesert.org
THE MONASTERY OF CHRIST IN THE DESERT, ALSO OWNS AND
OPERATES A MONASTIC GIFT SHOP CALLED THE MONKS' CORNER. IT
IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN SANTA FE. THE STORE CAN BE VISITED
ONLINE BY LOGGING ONTO www.themonkscorner.com PLEASE VISIT
THE MONASTIC STORE AS WELL.





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