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Apr 17, 2003

"For everything there is a season: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted." --Ecclesiastes

The 50 Cistercian Sisters of Mount Saint Mary Abbey rise each morning at 3, pray until nearly 8 and then begin their work day making chocolate, the labor they have chosen to support themselves and their life of what they call "beautiful simplicity." Except that now 20% (and increasing) of their orders are coming in online.