Visits to a monastery or temple have always been one of my favorite things to do with my family. Looking forward to my trips to Asia, where Buddhist monasteries are much more prevalent than they are in the United States, temple and monastery visits have always been filled with a great sense of togetherness and […]
Tag Archives: Monastery
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Feb
Feb
You’ll think you’re in the Holy Land, only without paying the airfare. Nestled in a corner of northeast Washington, DC and off the standard tour-bus route, you’ll find the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, officially known as Mount St. Sepulchre. It’s just minutes from the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and […]
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Jan
Jan
“Spreading herbs and flowerets bright, Glisten’d with the dew of night, Nor herb nor floweret glisten’d there, But was carved in the cloister-arches as fair.” -Sir Walter Scott, The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Canto II Monastic communities were designed to be largely self sufficient. The monks needed to grow all the plant material they […]