Father Methodius Telnack has lived on the grounds of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers for 61 years. When he first arrived, there wasn't much there. Suburban sprawl had yet to start creeping ...

The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is considered the top destination in Rockdale County. The centerpiece of the Monastery is the Abbey Church, which took the monks 15 years to build. The Monastery ...

The Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers will have its third annual 5K and family fun run on Saturday, providing participants with access to rarely visited areas of the monastery's grounds.

It might seem odd that a group of monks is hosting a festival. With the monks' vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, soirees wouldn’t seem to rank high on the list of commitments for guys in robes ...

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — The Monastery of the Holy Spirits outside Atlanta shut down public prayers and services and its gift shop, museum and food pantry when health officials urged people to shelter in ...

In 1944, prompted by a surge in membership around World War II, 21 Trappist monks who had devoted their lives to prayer and reflection left their monastery in Gethsemani, Kentucky, and traveled ...

This creche appears in a Christmas exhibit at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Ga., and is from a collection owned by Marcy Borkowski-Glass of St. Pius X Church in Covington. (CNS/Michael ...

Rickey Bevington: It's a way of life that traces back to St. Benedict in 5th century Italy, a Trappist monastery devoted to the strict observance of Christian worship here in rural Conyers, Georgia, ...

In a file photo, Trappist Father Luke Kot participates in lauds, or morning prayer, at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Ga., March 9, 2009. (Credit: Michael Alexander/Georgia Bulletin via ...