The Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani is one of my favorite sacred spaces. "God Alone" greets me and focuses my thoughts as I enter the abbey church. Walking the monastery grounds and nearby woods and fields, I experience the "thin places" described in Celtic spirituality. Like Thomas Merton before me, I discover the presence of God in the silence, the sounds of nature, and the beauty of creation.
~ Mike Owens
