Monks heed call to pray, work in rural Texas

Saturday, May 9, 201501792 Seven times a day, the 14 members of the Benedictine Monastery of Thien Tam, or Heavenly Heart, turn from their tasks and unite to pray in one of two chapels on their 297-acre property, located about 80 miles southeast of Dallas. At Thien Tam, prayer and work structure a life centered on a spiritual path but also rooted in a Texas-style...