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Here’s the Way to Save La Grande Trappe Monastery from Closing, by John Horvat II – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Here’s the Way to Save La Grande Trappe Monastery from Closing, by John Horvat II

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Monastery. Pau de Valencia, December 20, 2022. Unsplash

By John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine, March 25, 2026

John Horvat II is vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property and the author of Return to Order. …

The Vikings once raided and plundered medieval monasteries for their riches, but no plot to destroy them holds a candle to self-inflicted destruction wrought by modernism.

The Vikings frequently sacked monasteries across Europe since they were isolated, poorly defended, and held vast wealth, artifacts, and livestock. With prayer and penance, the monks eventually prevailed and converted the Vikings.

Today, something different is happening. A new round of sacking is taking place. However, no Vikings or barbarians are despoiling the convents and abbeys. The monks and nuns themselves are, perhaps unwittingly, the agents of their self-destruction. …

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Here’s the Way to Save La Grande Trappe Monastery from Closing, by John Horvat II

Theologians Press Vatican to Address Concerns Over Marian Document, by Edward Pentin

Luxembourg’s Cardinal Hollerich Says Women’s Ordination Essential to Church’s Future, by Alexander Folz

By John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine, March 25, 2026

The Vikings once raided and plundered medieval monasteries for their riches, but no plot to destroy them holds a candle to self-inflicted destruction wrought by modernism.

The Vikings frequently sacked monasteries across Europe since they were isolated, poorly defended, and held vast wealth, artifacts, and livestock. With prayer and penance, the monks eventually prevailed and converted the Vikings.

Today, something different is happening. A new round of sacking is taking place. However, no Vikings or barbarians are despoiling the convents and abbeys. The monks and nuns themselves are, perhaps unwittingly, the agents of their self-destruction. …

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