Lee Gilbert is a member of Holy Rosary Parish in Portland, Oregon and often serves the Dominican rite low Mass there. He has a Master's in biblical theology from John Paul the Great Catholic University (2015) and recently has begun publishing books on Trappist spirituality, notably the two volumes of Back to Asceticism: The Trappist Option. Soon to follow will be a heavily illustrated re-issue of Ailbe Luddy's The Real de Rancé.
Author: Lee Gilbert
In the Midst of Eastertide, Lent Continues for Us
Due to the explosion of the Tambora volcano in 1815, we had a year without summer, for the atmosphere was filled with sunlight-inhibiting dust. This year we had a year without Easter, another gift from the Far East, but it …
Resolved: A Rectory Full of Priests, Forever
Looking through my files, I see that I must have been suffering delusions of grandeur shortly before we came out here to Oregon in 2008. Must have been, since I asked to be put on the agenda to speak at …
Maybe the Trappist Option Can Revive the Church
We are about to republish a very old book, and I thought a much abbreviated history of this effort might be of interest. One day, a little more than three years ago I — not realizing into what a project …