[2aberro]

Must be nice to have more money than you know what to do with,,,,,, maybe helping the poor first?

[Talisker]

Must be nice to have more money than you know what to do with,,,,,, maybe helping the poor first

Exactly. WWJD?

[livius]

I know two people who give these monks $5.00 to $10.00 per month because they aren’t well off but they believe in the monks’ work. The monks don’t have “more money than they know what to do with.”

They are doing what the people who gave the money to them wanted: build a beautiful monastery.

[SuziQ]

As Jesus said, "The poor will be with us always".

The Carmelites serve the people of God by praying constantly for their requests and needs. Their monastery is a place for anyone to go to pray, and feel closer to God, in that lovely location, and I'm sure many will make that journey, as some do now to the monks' present location.

Having better facilities for making their coffee would be an excellent thing, too.;o)