VINA — Harvest activity was well underway at the Abbey of New Clairvaux’s ranch in Vina Wednesday morning in an annual ritual. And now, the monks who operate the monastery have taken steps to make ...

Jul. 28—The Blessing of the Grapes at the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux in Vina is a very unique experience to behold. Ripe with sacred rites and ritual, the blessing each year welcomes the ...

CHICO — The men living at the Abbey of New Clairvaux, a Trappist monastery in Vina, about 20 miles north of Chico, spend much of their lives in quiet contemplation of their earthly time as well as ...

Dec. 1—Is it the rich, dark loam soil or the annual Blessing of the Grapes that has lent such great success to the New Clairvaux Vineyard in Vina. It is both, and so much more, says Aimee Sunseri, New ...

The white-robed monks of New Clairvaux Abbey in Vina will begin the 17th annual Blessing of the Grapes ceremony by chanting and singing through the vineyard on Saturday, July 22, as hundreds of guests ...

At the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux, 42-year-old monk Brother Luis Cortez sits behind two computer monitors in his office, busily responding to phone calls while simultaneously checking website ...

Indeed, Christians not only conflate Jesus with the Christian tradition, but Jesus the human being and Christ the Spirit. That’s generated enormous conflict, corruption and suffering over the ...