People knew that there had been monks here once. And, because of the name Munkeby — which means “the village of the monks” — when we arrived in 2009, many people called it ‘the return of the monks.’” ...
SPENCER, Mass. (Reuters) - Tucked off a two-lane highway in a hilly, wooded section of central Massachusetts, a group of Roman Catholic monks has embraced a centuries-old tradition they hope can ...