Directory of Trappists Resources

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Trappists is the popular name for members of the Roman Catholic Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), which traces its beginnings back to the reforms introduced (1664) by Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé (1626-1700) at the monastery of La Trappe near Seez, France.

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• Catholic Encyclopedia: Trappists

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15024a.htm
  A history of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance with a somewhat outdated account of the Order's organization and practices (published 1912).

• Cistercian Studies Quarterly

  http://www.cistercian-studies-quarterly.org/
  An international review of monastic spirituality and history published under the auspices of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance (OCSO) since 1966.

• Lowcountry Sanctuary

  http://www.scpronet.com/point/9512/p09.html
  Profile of Mepkin Abbey in Monck's Corner, South Carolina by Liz Ferszt.

• Making Ends Meet

  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/10009151.html
  Smithsonian Magazine profile of New Melleray Abbey and one of their industries, Trappist Caskets, by Sam Hooper Samuels.

• Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance

  http://www.ocso.org/
  Home page of the Order in several languages. News, FAQ, information about monasteries and Web sites, documents/texts, OCSO events, commentaries on Cistercian Saints, Blesseds and Martyrs.

• Photographic Essay

  http://www.noelchenier.ca/monks.html
  A black-and-white photographic essay of a day in the lives of the monks of the Monastery of Our Lady of Calvary in Rogersville, NB, Canada, by Noel Chenier.

• Price Paid to Be Secluded

  http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1999/10/11/smallb1.html
  Article by John Schmitz about Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey focusing on its four diverse industries: an 850-acre tree farm, a bindery, a wine-storage facility and a small bakery known for its fruit cakes and nut cakes.

• The Questing Beast

  http://www.montaguemillennium.com/interesting_people/newman_simeon/questing_beast_index.html
  Personal account of a young man's experiences with the Trappists in New Mexico in 1949-51.

• Trappists (Reformed Cistercians)

  http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc11/Page_501.html
  This entry from the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol XI, discusses the history of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance up to the end of the 19th century.

• Westmalle Abbey

  http://www.trappistwestmalle.be/
  A Trappist Abbey in Belgium. Historical information and location available.

 

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