Cistercian monastery New Ringgold
The Cistercian monastery New Ringgold is since 1967 one American monastery of Cistercian in New Ringgold, Schuylkill County , Pennsylvania , in the Diocese of Allentown .
history
In search of new forms of contemplation and at the invitation of Bishop Joseph Mark McShea , the three monks Alphonsus La Chapelle (1923–2008), Hugh Montague (1923–2015) and Luke Anderson (* 1927), who were originally Trappists , founded 110 Kilometers northwest of Philadelphia , to the west of Allentown , in New Ringgold, a town of 300 souls, is the monastery of Saint Mary , which is directly subordinate to the Abbot General . Over time they formed 25 novices , but not a single one took their perpetual vows in New Ringgold . Since the death of his confreres, Prior Dr. Luke Anderson in old age the sole monk of the monastery. He received his doctorate in Rome in 1965 with the thesis The Concept of truth in the philosophy of William James , gave lectures all over the world and published the book The image and likeness of God in Bernard of Clairvaux's free choice and grace in 2005 . Reflections both philosophical and theological (Bloomington, Indiana, AuthorHouse).
Web links
- Mention of New Ringgold in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
- Characterization of the monastery, Italian
- 1998 status report on the monastery, English
- Obituary for Father Hugh Montague, English, with picture
- Obituary of Father Alphonsus La Chapelle, English, with picture
- 2015 report on Father Dr. Luke Anderson, English, with picture