TRAPPIST, Ky.-- Trappist Fr. Matthew Kelty, a monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani known for his talents of writing and speaking, died Feb. 18 after a brief illness. He was 95 and had been a priest for 64 ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Abbey of Gethsemani is located about twelve miles south of Bardstown and was founded in 1848. It's one of the oldest monasteries in the United States and attracts ...
The Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, in Kentucky, the oldest monastery in the country, once home for the late prolific writer Thomas Merton, is in the news this week. A grand jury has indicted an ...