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The Monastery

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Sundays at 10pm et/pt (and repeats) on TLC
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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 1:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I'm going to check this one out tonight.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Five men struggling to find their way make the choice to give up the good life ... for a life of good. A former gang member, a recovering alcoholic, a cynic, a former Marine and an aspiring Episcopal priest take a leap of faith and join a Benedictine monastery for 40 days.

For the duration of their stay, these five men of varied backgrounds and faiths agree to the monastery’s strict rules and regimen of prayer, study, reflection and manual labor set out by St. Benedict 1,500 years ago — a regimen that the monks believe, if followed correctly, can transform lives.

The Monastery offers unprecedented access into the lives and rituals of 30 Benedictine monks, and follows these five courageous men as they attempt to bridge the divide between the ancient values of monastic life and modern struggles of secular life. Filmed at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in northern New Mexico, The Monastery offers a rare glimpse into a closed community that follows an ancient discipline. The group is guided by Abbot Philip Lawrence, who pairs each participant with a monk as a mentor to share their experiences and daily struggles.

Each of the five hour-long episodes follows the men as they struggle with the rigors of monastic life. Shot as an observational documentary, The Monastery is an unusual and powerful series that details the men’s spiritual journeys in a genuine and authentic format. Throughout their 40-day experience, the men have private video cameras to record their heartfelt thoughts, reactions and revelations.

Will 40 days and 40 nights in a monastery effect life-changing results for these five men struggling to turn their lives around? Tune in to TLC on Oct. 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT to watch their journey — and maybe to begin your own.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
I thought about checking it out too.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I've already got it set on the DVR.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Looks interesting. I'll have to see if I can make room on the DVR.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I'm definitely going to record it.

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cablejockey a private message Print Post    
I found this show by accident and couldnt stop watching. The men are all different, with their background and problems. I wonder if they will get anything out being there. That one young guy--Alex--seems to hate being there after a week. The monks all seem very down to earth and 'normal'.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
It was interesting. I don't think many of the men will get much out of it. I do have a question, though, if anyone knows the answer. What are monks about? If they are closed up in a monastery and spend a lot of time being silent, what good are they doing for the world? Is it just for their own spirituality?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Twinks: valyermo I haven't seen the show, don't think its the same monastery but Saint Andrew's Abbey is a Benedictin monastary and may have some answers for ya.

St. Andrews is pretty close to us. Every year they have a fall festival, food, entertainment, and they sell a lot of crafts. They've been doing it for, oh heck close to 50 years. My step father's family went every year and when we were kids he'd take us. Can't tell you much about the monks other than the few we talked to seemed like fairly nice men. The first year we went I remember my step father stopping to talk to one in particular and me and my sister wondering out loud why he was wearing a dress. We were fairly young, lol. Poor David looked like he wanted to crawl into the ground and lecture us at the same time but I remember the monk being kind and not upset by our question. Haven't been in years, though last month sis and I were gripping to each other because our local paper never mentioned their festival coming up til it was over and they wrote up a story about it.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Ienjoyed it.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the link, War! I'm glad they help others in the community. Cool.

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cablejockey a private message Print Post    
I was sorry to see that one of guys couldn't take the monastary life any longer and quit. It was the Iraqi veteran who lost a leg. He was one who could have gotten a lot out of the experince. I hope they tell us what became of everyone after the show is over.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 12:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
He was very young, probably just not ready for this.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 8:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
That's for sure. He was young and immature and wouldn't have ever "gotten" it even if he had stayed. I think its better that he left so the others can get on with it.