Blog | Trappist Monastery, Moncks Corner, South Carolina

Holy Week and Easter at Mepkin

April 21, 2020

The monks celebrated Holy Week and Easter alone this year…

Merton, Camus, Plague and Pandemic

April 20, 2020

By Fr. Joseph Kerrigan, Mepkin Abbey Along with many around…

All the World Is a Monastery

April 15, 2020

by Father Columba Many people have commented in recent…

Age-Old Symbols Console in Mournful New Times

April 13, 2020

by Fr. Joe Kerrigan, 12 April 2020 Approaching the Mepkin…

Monastic Guest – Kevin Leahy

April 13, 2020

As advertised, Mepkin Abbey welcomes people of all faith…

Staying at Home is Tough When You Have No Home by Fr. Columba

April 10, 2020

At this terribly difficult time in the world, we at Mepkin are…

Prayer at Mepkin during the Pandemic

April 9, 2020

As usual, the monks gather in the church seven times a day. We…

By Land, Sea and Air: Three Welcome Sounds Continue to Visit Mepkin

April 7, 2020

by Father Joseph Kerrigan, Mepkin Abbey The iconic images…

URBI ET ORBI: A CONTEMPLATIVE TAKE

April 7, 2020

by Father Joseph Kerrigan, Mepkin Abbey It’s a big deal…

Loneliness in a Time of Social Isolation

April 3, 2020

By Father Columba When I lived and ministered in Dublin, we…

“How Can This Be?” Viral Power at the Monastery

April 3, 2020

As of March 28, there were more than 600,000 confirmed…

Mepkin Abbey has four new postulants

March 26, 2020

Four New Postulants On the Feast of the Annunciation,…

Can you make a donation to Mepkin?

Because we closed our front gate and stopped all visitors to the monastery, no one at Mepkin has caught the virus. However, also because of this shutdown, which was necessary to keep us safe, we lost all of our income producing activities, including our mushroom production, the Retreat Center, and the Abbey Store. We have no idea when we will be able to resume these activities.

If you, too, are suffering economic hardships, please know that you are in our prayers. If you are in a safe financial position, perhaps you would consider making a donation to Mepkin to help us sustain our life of prayer, so we can be ready to welcome visitors, guests and retreatants back into our midst when all is safe.

To donate online, click here, or you may send a check to Mepkin Abbey, 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.

Thank you and God bless you and your loved ones.

Fr. Joe Tedesco
Superior, Mepkin Abbey