Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 7—Abbot Daniel Maloney of the Assumption Abbey extends his wishes of Easter grace and joy to the community at large. "May you ...

RICHARDTON , N.D. -- Following a two-day election process that took place last week, Father Daniel Maloney, of Bismarck, 75, was selected to become the ninth abbot of the Assumption Abbey in ...

AVA, Mo. (RNS) Some monasteries make jelly, creamed honey, even world-class beer. For the last 25 years, the Trappist monks of Assumption Abbey here in the foothills of the Ozarks have made fruitcake.

The monks at Assumption Abbey in Ava, Mo., were making concrete blocks when Father Cyprian Harrison joined the order in 1965. As demand for the blocks waned, the order explored other options to ...

Assumption Abbey is a community of monks of the Cistercian Order and not a commercial enterprise. It is a way of life, and that way of life, combined with the careful work of the bakers, ensures ...

Assumption Abbey’s halls were once full of monks in simple robes. Now its cemetery is full of simple crosses. “We just lost two from deaths within three and a half weeks,” said the Rev. Cyprian ...

After the Assumption Abbey's bee colony collapsed, beekeeper Bertrand Vogelweide decided to make soap instead of honey. Now his organic bath products are a hard habit to break. Father Hugo Blotsky, ...

Sebastian Axtman talks about his experiences and schedule attending Assumption Abbey in his teen years from The South Dakota National Guard Museum in Pierre, South Dakota on November 8, 2017.