Trappist Bro. Brian O’Dowd, originally from Ireland, gathers for prayer with other monks at Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey in Carlton, Oregon, in this undated photo. Photo: CNS. Irish Trappist Bro. Brian O’Dowd tells Rhina Guidos about finding his new spiritual home When Trappist Bro. Brian O’Dowd was looking for a new spiritual home, he set his sights on something different from his monastery in Ireland, built around a 13th-century Norman castle, where the religious community was dwindling. He found it, but with…
