Mount St.Bernard Abbey Trappists

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Has anybody ever been, visited or had a retreat there? I was thinking about it, but I wasn’t so sure since Trappists are basically forever silent and I am not sure how much I could do or learn there 😛
 
Are those the ones that brew the beer and make different other products like cheese and jams. I wonder how they can do all of that without saying anything. 🙂
 
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Silence teaches a person a lot about himself. 🙂
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I agree. My favorite type of retreat is silent, only speaking if necessary. I usually go 8 days. If the monastery offers a director you speak to him once a day and he gives you an assignment such as meditate on a scripture reading or pray with a specific focus. I usually meet with my director before a retreat and then just do it all on my own meeting with him again once I get home to talk about how God spoke to me.
 
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