The Monastery

*Raph's Girl* · 10-20-2006, 12:26 PM

Reality television has a habit of making a contest of most things. Who will get to their destination first? Who will become top model of the year? Who will win the cooking competition and get their name on another broadcast?

Now TLC comes up with another competition, and in the most unlikely of places. In the new series "The Monastery," five men agree to give up for a time their mostly unsatisfying lives and enter a monastery. The goal: Who will find grace, repentance (implied, of course) and spiritual fulfillment first? Who will cross the line before the others? The series will be watchable for most and especially fascinating for those who already have faith (or would like more).

The five men in question are, among other things, a former Satanist, a fireman, a recovering alcoholic and an ex-con. They travel to the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in northern New Mexico and undergo the challenge of their lives. From the installments so far, the pace of the series is rather slow-going and painstaking. The men let the camera in close and offer plenty of narrative about their difficulties. This is not to everyone's taste but will no doubt find more than a viewer or two.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061020/...monastery_dc_1

Raph's Girl note: I wonder if it's hosted by Whoopi Goldberg?

Radical Rat · 10-20-2006, 12:45 PM

They did one in the UK where they sent some women to a Nunnery. I didn't watch it.

10-20-2006, 12:26 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	The Monastery Reality television has a habit of making a contest of most things. Who will get to their destination first? Who will become top model of the year? Who will win the cooking competition and get their name on another broadcast? Now TLC comes up with another competition, and in the most unlikely of places. In the new series "The Monastery," five men agree to give up for a time their mostly unsatisfying lives and enter a monastery. The goal: Who will find grace, repentance (implied, of course) and spiritual fulfillment first? Who will cross the line before the others? The series will be watchable for most and especially fascinating for those who already have faith (or would like more). The five men in question are, among other things, a former Satanist, a fireman, a recovering alcoholic and an ex-con. They travel to the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in northern New Mexico and undergo the challenge of their lives. From the installments so far, the pace of the series is rather slow-going and painstaking. The men let the camera in close and offer plenty of narrative about their difficulties. This is not to everyone's taste but will no doubt find more than a viewer or two. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061020/...monastery_dc_1 Raph's Girl note: I wonder if it's hosted by Whoopi Goldberg? __________________

10-20-2006, 12:45 PM	#2
Radical Rat Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: England Posts: 28	They did one in the UK where they sent some women to a Nunnery. I didn't watch it. __________________