(NYT) The world is changing. This South Carolina Trappist abbey isn’t. Can it last?

 “A year and a half ago, I could do anything — run the chain saw, cut up trees, use a backhoe.” Brother Joseph Swedo was bent forward in his chair, his rugged hands folded delicately in his lap. As a monk … Continue reading (NYT) The world is changing. This South Carolina Trappist abbey isn’t. Can it last?