"The Monastery" - TLC (Oct. 22nd)

[Dale_M]

They moved the last episode w/o warning and DW and I wanted to know what happened.

Unfortunately, the three of us will likely remain in the dark.

My last post refers to the female version of the original series. It takes place in a Trappistine abbey in Iowa. Perhaps I should have started a new thread. With so little information I thought it might be better to append it to this old thread. My mistake.

 

[aimee]

Unfortunately, the three of us will likely remain in the dark.

My last post refers to the female version of the original series. It takes place in a Trappistine abbey in Iowa. Perhaps I should have started a new thread. With so little information I thought it might be better to append it to this old thread. My mistake.

:crying: oh I was hoping to see the rest of Monstery…

Female version should be good as well…Hope I won’t miss it.

 

[ltravis]

Unfortunately, the three of us will likely remain in the dark.

My last post refers to the female version of the original series. It takes place in a Trappistine abbey in Iowa. Perhaps I should have started a new thread. With so little information I thought it might be better to append it to this old thread. My mistake.

I want to thank you for posting it to this thread! I started the thread, so obviously have an interest in this programming. Since I get emailed when the thread gets responses, I now know about this new version, whereas I wouldn’t have before.

LT

 

[searn77]

Does anyone know where online I could watch “The Monastery” or the female version of it online? I’ve never seen it before and I would really love to see it, but I can’t find it anywhere online.

 

[RedGecko]

YouTube has the British version of The Monastery, although in 18 parts:
youtube.com/watch?v=0uX4HXQDFcE

 

[searn77]

Thanks for the link. It was really interesting. And if anyone knows where to find The Monastery which ran on TLC, male or female version, it would be much appreciated.

 

[Jennifer_G]

Does anyone know where online I could watch “The Monastery” or the female version of it online? I’ve never seen it before and I would really love to see it, but I can’t find it anywhere online.

I know there was the female version of it (convent, of course), but I never got to watch it, or knew what the title was called. I’d like to see it, too.

 

[ltravis]

I know there was the female version of it (convent, of course), but I never got to watch it, or knew what the title was called. I’d like to see it, too.

Yes, there was. It was filmed in a convent in the east (the Carolinas or something) for TLC. However, TLC went into new ownership or management and refused to put it on the schedule. At the time the original male series was on its final episode and TLC played games with its scheduling, either cancelling it or rescheduling it at a very odd hour without announcing it. There was outcry and they finally put it on one or their alternate channels or something which I don’t get so to this day I have never seen the original final or any of the female version. TLC for some reason decided to commit to programming about conjoined twins, 2000 pound people, and making money on whatever other human sideshows they could come up with.

-LT

 

[Dale_M]

I know there was the female version of it (convent, of course), but I never got to watch it, or knew what the title was called. I’d like to see it, too.

Good news! The abbey at which is was filmed has gotten the rights to sell the DVDs of the series. You can order the DVDs by visiting
mississippiabbey.org/Home
Click on the link which says “DVDs” and when the webpage loads, click again on the photo of the DVD set - it is called “The Monastery: Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey”

Here is how liner notes in the 4-DVD set explains the series:

“THE MONASTERY” was the title for a television series presented in the UK and the USA between 2003 and 2007, focusing on four separate monasteries in those two nations. The program about Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey was withdrawn shortly before it aired, but because the four 45-minute segments were ready for viewing, we received permission to make them available to our friends in DVD format.

These four DVDS chronicle what happened when five laywomen came to our monastic community in January 2006, not be become Trappistine nuns, but to find deeper meaning or a new direction in their lives - within forty days.

The producers of THE MONASTERY invited us to open our monastery to women who did not share our calling or, for the most part, our faith. The decision to accept this invitation was not made easily. Prayer and dialogue over a period of many months preceded our final acceptance. As we sought to discern God’s call in this, several positive possible outcomes emerged: the opportunity to spread hope and the Good News of Christ to people who sometimes suffer profound discouragement, and to share with other women the joy of our community life and the practical “tools for living” in the Benedictine-Cistercian way.

A camera crew followed our five guests and us was we incorporated them into our daily prayer and work, and explained to the best of our ability the meaning of our vocation. Each guest met twice weekly with a sister who was her mentor, and also had daily classes about our life and faith. The forty days they lived with us became a journey which led to a deep mutual respect and love. It was not always easy going, but it was profoundly rewarding.

I t is our hope that THE MONASTERY will bring something of the light and joy of Christ to longing hearts. To those who already know something of monasticism, it may give a rare glimpse into its inner workings.

 

[Jennifer_G]

I’ve bookmarked it, and will be checking it periodically.