Fr. Eugene Lacasse, O.C.S.O., a monk of St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, died very peacefully in the early hours of Monday, September 1st, at the Abbey's infirmary. Born Joseph Raymond Emile Lacasse on ...

The Rev. Thomas Keating, a Trappist monk and pioneer in the worldwide Christian contemplative prayer movement, died Thursday at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, where he had once been ...

Father Gabriel Bertonière, OCSO, a Trappist monk of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, died very peacefully at St. Mary’s Health Care Center in Worcester on October 1, 2022. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana ...

While the monks at St. Joseph’s Abbey have announced they’ve brewed their last beer, their equipment may still have a future in the industry. The monks will be selling all of Spencer Brewery’s assets ...

The first and only certified Trappist brewery in the U.S. has said that it will close, citing a lack of financial viability. The monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts say they will ...