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Trappist Caskets: Cistercian monks (also known as Trappists) are called to live by the  work of their hands. “The primary purpose of manual labor for a monk is  cultivation of interior quiet and mindfulness of God,” explains the  Reverend Alberic Farbolin, one of the monks at New Melleray and one of  the artisans at Trappist Caskets. In addition to promoting  contemplation, building caskets provides an opportunity to minister to  others’ suffering.
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utnereader:

Trappist Caskets: Cistercian monks (also known as Trappists) are called to live by the work of their hands. “The primary purpose of manual labor for a monk is cultivation of interior quiet and mindfulness of God,” explains the Reverend Alberic Farbolin, one of the monks at New Melleray and one of the artisans at Trappist Caskets. In addition to promoting contemplation, building caskets provides an opportunity to minister to others’ suffering.

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