‘Say a prayer that all this comes to a happy conclusion’

‘Say a prayer that all this comes to a happy conclusion’

Hope and uncertainty surround pending sale of Old Snowmass monastery

‘Say a prayer that all this comes to a happy conclusion’ - Aspen Journalism

St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass has been called a “sacred place in the sacred valley,” a “monastic Camelot,” and a “cathedral of nature” imbued with spiritual and environmental care. More than 3,700 acres encompass irrigated ranchland, a historic chapel and cloisters, a contemporary retreat center and an abundance of open space — shrubby hillsides, dense forests and sprawling fields, stewarded for nearly 70 years by monks with a deep re…