Monasteries: A Stressed-Out American’s Search For Solitude offers a place to get away from it all.

The stress of the typical American day can be relentless. Monasteries: A Stressed-Out American’s Search For Solitude offers a place to get away from it all. For centuries monks have found peace and solitude in monasteries. Now everyone has access to these places of refuge. Your visit to a monastery can be a refreshing time of prayer or valuable time alone. Seasoned traveler and author Jim Murphy leads you on a journey to seven Christian monasteries in the United States. Through interviews, ancient and contemporary music, and natural and man-made beauty, you can find your perfect place of solitude. Monasteries reporter Jim Murphy’s spiritual journey has led him from the depths of the oceans to a walk across the United States. Jim is a world-renowned retreat master and the founder of Vera Cruz Communications.

Starring: Jim Murphy

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