Monks
The Chapel: Stone Upon Stone — Summer 2026 Construction Update
The apse vault stands complete, and the monks have turned to carving and setting the granite that will clothe the Chapel’s exterior walls this summer.
Monks
Building a Mountain Monastery: 2025 in Review
Praised be Jesus Christ, born of the Blessed Virgin Mary! May your Christmas be filled with joy as we join with the Monks in beseeching the Christ Child that He grant you and your loved ones the graces you stand most in need of during this Christmas season. Carving Stone Throughout the early months of […]
The Chapel: Building a Vaulted Ceiling
A vaulted ceiling, at its simplest, is a series of stone arches all connected to each other to form a type of stone skeleton, making the ceiling.
The Chapel: Carving Granite
Throughout the winter and spring the monks worked diligently to carve the granite for the Chapel’s apse.
Monastery featured in Modern Machine Shop
Monastery stone cutting featured in Modern Machine Shop article Monks are interesting enough, but when you add the ancient craft of stone carving and modern manufacturing to the mix, you have quite the combination! This was recently highlighted in an article by Modern Machine Shop (MMS), a leading publication in the manufacturing and machining industry. […]
Chapter House Stonework Finished!
The Chapter House holds a precious place in the hearts of the monks, nestled in the center of the monastery. A monastery Chapter House serves many functions. It derives its name from the monastery’s chapter, the group of senior monks that govern the monastery and meet in the Chapter House to discuss important matters. It […]
Cutting Stone for the Chapter House
Did you know that the monks themselves cut and shape every single stone that makes up the monastery buildings? This traditional approach, a monastery being built by its own monks, is alive and well here in this little corner of Wyoming. Over the past year, monks have been diligently working to complete the 4000 or […]