* " [The Monastery] has... a profound warmth and charm you won't see in most television series...TLC has its heart in the right place with this documentary experiment, no doubt...." ~The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

* "...I consider this outstanding series a revelation. I've never seen a TV show explore spiritual issues in such a compelling fashion. The monks at New Mexico's Christ in the Desert are a fascinating bunch...The Monastery does an incredible casting job...raises profound questions about life in a place that strips away its modern trappings..." ~Andrew Wallenstein on National Public Radio (NPR)

* "...The resulting frictions make for compelling, often humorous drama...The Monastery does succeed in raising interesting questions about faith and existence..." ~ Multichannel News

* "...Whatever their individual reasons for doing so - and they are explored in this beautiful story - they help all of us understand the appeal of monastic life..." ~Kansas City Star

* "[The Monastery] boasts some spectacular footage of the monastery's New Mexico locale..." ~TV Guide

* "In the midst of doom and gloom this week comes a marvelous tonic called "The Monastery," in which...things begin happening that no TV producer could stage or effect. And it isn't only the visitors who are changing in the company of the wise and kindly Benedictines. The monks are working in mysterious ways on all who draw near, even if they can get no closer than a TV screen..." ~The Wall Street Journal