In Kentucky

The following set of photographs were taken while I was on retreat at our monastery in Trappist, Kentucky - Our Lady of Gethsemani. I was there for a week, preparing for my solemn profession of vows which will take place here at Conyers on May 29th. The week was wonderful. I stayed in Thomas Merton's Hermitage, which was a great experience. I ventured down to the abbey a few times, to visit with the monks and share a few meals, but for the most part I stayed in and around the hermitage. I did a lot of reading, writing and going for walks. Kentucky sure is a pretty state. And the monastery has a beauty all its own.

On the ledge above the fireplace in the Hermitage
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Writing table in the Hermitage
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Hermitage sitting room.
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Big Butterfly on the Hermitage screen - it stayed there for two days and was still there when I left to come home.
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Hermitage Porch - Gethsemani, Kentucky
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Wooden beam on Hermitage porch.
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Fireplace tools in Thomas Merton's Hermitage - Gethsemani, Kentucky
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Newly constructed Abbey Store and Welcome Center at Gethsemani, Kentucky
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Rabbit on the road
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Thomas Merton's Hermitage, Gethsemani, Kentucky
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The Abbey Church, taken from behind the buildings.
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Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Trappist, Kentucky
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