“It must be admitted that the state of most monastic communities is precarious,” said Brother Benedikt, the abbot of Westmalle, in a rare media interview in which he answered the ’s questions in writing, translated from his native Dutch.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/belgium-trappist-beers-under-threat

Lisa admitted the couple felt particularly low during the first Christmas they spent away from monastic life in 2015.

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