About the Author

Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette is resident monk at Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery near Millbrook, New York, a monastery that lives under the rule of St. Benedict. There he cooks and tends the garden that supplies both the monastery and the local farmers' market. Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette is a resident monk at Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery near Millbrook, New York, where he cooks and tends the garden that supplies both the monastery and the local farmers' market. He is the best-selling author of several books, including Sacred Feasts: From a Monastery Kitchen, Blessings of the Daily: A Monastic Book of Days, Simply Living the Beatitudes, and A Monastery Journey to Christmas.