Ora et labora, Version 21.2-4
Medieval monks copied manuscripts by hand--so why shouldn't contemporary brothers sell toner and ink-jet cartridges to support themselves and missions around the world?LaserMonks.com, the inspiration of Bernard McCoy of the Cistercian Abbey in Wisconsin, offers deep discounts on printing and imaging supplies through an e-business portal maintained when the community isn't engaged in Gregorian chant.
The profits ($2,000 in 2002, $500,000 in 2003, and an expected $1.5 million in 2004) support the monastery and shelters for the poor, care for abused women and children, and computer training for Vietnamese orphans.
.: Posted by Duane Bidwell on Thursday, March 11, 2004
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