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How Vietnamese monks saved an American monastery
Monks have been leading simple, contemplative lives in Assumption Abbey, a monastery tucked in Missouri鈥檚 Ozark Mountains, for decades. Recently, though, they鈥檝e started to run out of new recruits. Reporter Ryan Schuessler has been speaking to the monks there about the unexpected way they鈥檝e managed to keep their monastery open anyway.
(Image: Alphonse Le, a 29-year-old monk from Vietnam, makes fruitcakes. Credit: Ryan Schuessler)
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