We are a Cistercian (Trappist) monastic community. Our 900-year-old Cistercian tradition has its roots in the Rule of St. Benedict, which dates back 1500 years. Those traditions which show the strength to transcend time and place are important to us. Yet we view them from our own time and place and fit them into our present lives.

We live our present lives in a spectacular valley high in the Colorado Rockies. Our community is fairly small, from 15 to 18 monks. Like all monasteries, we have our own personality, derived from both the monastery's history and its location. Monasteries are like that — each one is unique.

To learn more about us, click on the topics listed above. Click this link to see the liturgies to which guests are invited. You may also click here to view a slideshow of our monastery.